TY - JOUR T1 - And then there was one JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 36 LP - 36 DO - 10.3399/bjgp21X714569 VL - 71 IS - 702 AU - Saul Miller Y1 - 2021/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/71/702/36.abstract N2 - Retirement is a question that dangles lower in the mind. The closer it gets, the more not grasping it requires reasons to continue. Sadly, COVID-19 finally caused enough difficulty for my partner that those reasons proved insufficient. After years of partnered bliss, I found myself facing becoming single-handed as the second lockdown loomed.What followed could hardly be described as supportive. A practice rated as good by CQC in March, with a 100% positive rating from patients in the government’s own survey published in July, had approval withheld for the change of contract. The CCG committee involved does not publish minutes, but I am led to understand there was a risk concern based purely on the reduction to a headcount of one principal. When challenged, the purported risk assessment … ER -