TY - JOUR T1 - The GP: surviving as the fittest JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 543 LP - 543 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X687121 VL - 65 IS - 639 AU - Adam Staten Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/639/543.abstract N2 - The recent BMA survey that found that one-third of GPs are planning to retire early, 7% are considering leaving medicine, and 16% are facing unmanageable stress,1 made bleak reading for a trainee such as myself who is taking his first Bambi-like footsteps into the world of general practice. With the mass exodus of established GPs and the pessimistic predictions of the collapse of primary care, it feels like my cohort and I will be emerging, just like Bambi, alone and frightened into an uncertain world.For years the imperative to provide patient care has kept at bay any significant reaction against the endless reconfiguration of the service, increasing workload, endless media sniping, and political interference. However, the ultimate reaction has been more subtle, more insidious, and far more effective than … ER -