It’s not that they don’t like the job or the patients or the staff – it’s often because they feel they’re being (for want of a better word) exploited by their employer.
We’re not suggesting here for one minute that their employer is necessarily wicked or greedy or nasty; it often transpires that they’ve just not necessarily prioritised the welfare of their salaried GP colleague; a conspiracy of ignorance, perhaps. After all, general practice isn’t renowned for the cutting-edge management of its personnel.
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