Foreword Dr Amir Khan Acknowledgements Introduction Dr Ellen Welch Chapter 1 A brief history of NHS general practice Ellie Philpotts with Dr Ellen Welch - A brief history of NHS general practice Roy Lilley - Gone 16 Dr Eric Rose - The history of out-of-hours GP services Dr David Wrigley - NHS GPs aren't private companies Chapter 2 How the role has changed Dr Christine Hunter with Dr Ellen Welch - Thirty years as a Cornish GP Dr Louise Hyde - The magic of general practice Dr Ayan Panja - Expert generalism - the power, the magic and the pitfalls Chapter 3 GPs and the pandemic Dr Neena Jha - Being a GP during the pandemic Dr Aman Amir - Rising levels of abuse towards GPs Chris Milligan - The personal toll of being a GP Dr Elizabeth Croton - GPs are not lazy, we're working harder than ever Chapter 4 What does a GP do in today's Britain? Dr Lizzie Toberty - On the pressures Dr Catriona McNicol - On home visits Dr Ellen Welch - On remote working Dr Paul Evans - On workload caps Dr Lizzie Toberty - On pay restoration Dr Zainab Batool - On the 10-minute consult Ron Templeton - What do the patients think? Chapter 5 Does it work better elsewhere? Dr Neil Barnard with Dr Ellen Welch - Anywhere is better than the NHS Dr Sarah Rushworth - From Merseyside to Nova Scotia Dr Robin Kåss - General practice in Norway Dr Lois Mugleston - General practice in New Zealand and the UK Dr Ellen Welch - The American system - fees at sea Chapter 6 The future of general practice Anonymous GP - Are allied healthcare professionals a solution to the GP crisis? Dr Ellen Welch - Are part-time GPs the problem? Over to you - Solutions to the GP crisis in a nutshell You and your GP Doctors' Association UK (DAUK) List of contributors Glossary Help for GPs Further reading Endnotes About the author.