Right, I'm going to stick up for GPs. Yes there are rubbish ones out there. But there's rubbish nurses around and rubbish paramedics and rubbish teachers. We can't avoid them. I think there are a lot of excellent GPs out there. And being an excellent GP is really hard. They have limited resources and are expected to have expansive knowledge of every medical specialty and the whole social services/support packages too. People always complain about their GP. They complain if they can't get an appointment, or if the GP is running late. They complain if the doctor doesn't spend enough time with them, or if they won't do a home visit. I certainly couldn't be a GP (so am sticking with anaesthetics). Yes, Tom , you did encounter a rubbish GP who put a person's life in danger. But please don't tar all GPs with the same brush. They're only human. And as they're only human they can only do their best. Yes it is inexcusable if they don't do their best, but humans make mistakes, and sadly when you're working with peoples lives then sad mistakes will always be made. So unless you're perfect and all paramedics are perfect then please don't generalise about GPs so much.