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‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly eroded’ | GPs | The Guardian

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The long read: As I finished the final house calls of my long career in general practice, it struck me how detached I am from my patients now – and that it was not always like this. Where did we go wrong, and what can we do to fix it?

Clare Gerada. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian As I finished the final house calls of my long career in general practice, it struck me how detached I am from my patients now – and that it was not always like this. Where did we go wrong, and what can we do to fix it? By Clare Gerada Tue 22 Feb 2022 01.00 EST Last modified on Fri 26 Jun 2026 13.56 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google I n December, I did my last day on call. My last ever out-of-hours session in general practice. In a 13-hour shift on Boxing Day, I did a lot of home visits, during which I offered advice and treatment for r

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