We live in a time when general practice is suffering.

This is no surprise in view of the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the litigation fears, the unexplained incongruency between inflation and government funding, and the perceived devaluation of the specialty as a whole.

The GPs left standing are experiencing a high level of burnout — estimated to be as high as 73% in a recent RACGP survey.

But amid those very real issues I would like to tell you my story, the story of my love for what we do and the differences we make to the lives of patients.