Why I Quit Being a Doctor After 12 years- why I quit medicine and GP 

“Whistleblowers don’t pass”??!! That’s absolutely horrifying. I’m so sorry you’ve had to leave the job you love. You sound like an amazing doctor - a huge loss to the profession. Thank you for everything you’ve done for your patients and good luck for the future.

I'm so shocked, Emma. Filling in an incident form is hardly whistle blowing and the fact that this woman felt so free to intimidate and abuse you shows how quality issues are (not) handled. I am a paediatrician in the Netherlands and while things are far from perfect here, I suddenly feel immensely privileged. I also feel pretty sad, because I worked in the NHS as a registrar in 2000-2001 and things were by no means as bad yet... I'm happy you've been able to make the right choice for you. It really is the patients' loss.

Wowww! I'm a pharmacist in the US and the working conditions here are so horrendous. This video is spot on-the public has no idea. I feel everything you said in this video in my soul. Eveything you said is true and I can totally relate. I've been in this profession almost 30 years and I totally hate it now. It's changed so much for the worst. It's no longer about patient care(my reason for choosing this profession}, only about money, numbers and metrics. The lack of adequate staffing and amount of stress for the staff creates dangerous working conditions and it's truly unsafe for the patients. I frequently leave work stressed out and worried if I made a mistake, etc. Recently a pharmacist literally dropped dead of a heart attack because they wouldn't allow her to leave because of lack of coverage. A technician had a miscarriage for the same reason. t's such a toxic work environment. A recent study showed that pharmacists were the number one health professionals who had the most pandemic era exits. It's been truly sad to watch my profession go down the toilet. I can't wait to get out! So happy for you and your new future endeavors.

Wow, as a nurse I can relate to some of these issues. Healthcare careers are more and more bleak these days. I’m happy that you’re prioritizing your mental health and values ❤

As an ST3 GP trainee, I can agree with everything you’ve said. The 10 minutes for consultation is simply diabolical. How can a doctor properly assess a patient in 10minutes? That’s why we keep bringing patients back to the surgery

Thank you so much for sharing your story, Emma. As a fellow physician in the US, it pains me to hear of yet another talented, altruistic, thorough and meticulous physician leave the field. As someone who taught medical students and trainees for over a decade, I can say that not all trainees end up becoming the kind of doctor that I can plainly see you are. After hearing all you and your colleagues have endured, it's not hard to see why you would come to this decision. After committing your life to medicine - and it truly is a life commitment, not just another job - I can see how heart wrenching it must have been to see how broken the system has become and to know the only real solution for your own self-preservation is to part ways from it. I'm just glad that you had the strength to do so in a healthy way, unlike so many of our colleagues who have become so disillusioned that they have turned to unhealthy coping mechanisms and even suicide to escape (more common than the public realizes); thank you also for highlighting mental health resources for your colleagues out there. I wish more physicians would be brave enough to stand up, but this silencing of whistleblowers is a problem that will ultimately lead to the loss of more great physicians and harm patients in the end.

This has made me so sad and angry. The health system here is also broken and no one seems to want to even make an attempt at fixing it. Too many middle management making decisions about things they haven't a clue about.

I'm shocked at your experience, Emma. Everyone working in healthcare should be encouraged to report incidents because it's through the investigation of incidents that we learn how to do better in the future. How sad (and dangerous) that there are still senior clinicians who perpetuate a different culture. Wishing you all the best for the next phase of your career 👍❤

Thank you so much for speaking up. Here in the U.S., the majority of people seem to think hospitals are safe, efficient and organized, when they are not. There are huge pressure on staff not to speak up, and combined with the publics natural inclination to WANT to believe they are in safe hands, results in the issue only getting worse.

I am from the U.S. I worked as a nurse for 27years. I left it last year. There was a day when I knew when I got to my unit that it would be my last shift. My career in nursing was done it wasn't a good feeling. I felt that we were being stretched to far and I wasn't able to give good care anymore. I wish you the best in this new chapter of your life.

This makes complete sense as to why so many patient issues are never addressed or just fall through the cracks. Healthcare truly is broken, and not just in the UK. US doctors get paid more and have access to better equipment but typically have similar lack of time to spend with their patients. After hearing all this, I’m even more grateful to have such a wonderful caring GP who has his own private practice. He has a waiting list over a year long, but since he is both a traditional MD as well as a holistic doctor who has more knowledge and wisdom than all the other doctors I’ve ever met combined it has to be expected. Every visit with him I pay out of pocket, it’s not covered under insurance, but it’s well worth it. I’ve never had an appointment that wasn’t at least 30 minutes long, and initial visits are always at least 1 hour long. He always answers ALL of my questions and concerns and doesn’t berate me when I ask him about something I’ve read on the internet. I appreciate and admire him so much. I’m happy you were able to get out from under that sort of work environment, because that sort of stress is never good for you. Good luck with all your future endeavors. 💗

Emma thank you so much for being so open and honest with us about your experiences and reasons for making a change ! This was an incredibly interesting topic and certainly shocking to hear some of the experiences !! Thank you again xo

Emma, you are 100 per cent correct in everything you say. I too worked in the NHS for over 20 years and it has deteriorated over that time. It is too top heavy which swallows up all the money. There are endless meetings which have nothing to do with patient care. It has become too political. The problem is the good people leave. Anyway good luck in your next career, I am sure you will be successful in anything you choose to do x

Thank you for your bravery and honesty. There’s so many things I want to bring to light, but can not since I’m still practicing. Changes need to be made

Thank you for this, Emma. Good luck for the future.💜💜💜💙💙💙

I’m a teacher and I relate to everything in this video. Even though what you are doing is different (and the stakes are different), the themes you discuss are the similar or the same. Over worked with no support and being treated as if you should be grateful for a paycheck.

You are wonderful for being able to be so transparent and honest in this big decision. I truly appreciated the time spent giving specific, in depth examples. Subscribed and looking forward to more videos! - pediatric CVICU RN

This was such an interesting video. Thank you,sincerely, for sharing your experience with us. It is sad that the NHS has lost yet another committed, passionate and caring doctor. Wishing you all the best Emma. ♥️

That’s so brave of you, definitely admire you for this. Hope that this move and also of others who had left healthcare will cause a positive impact when they suddenly realized that the good resources are gone. 🙌🏼♥️🥰🙏🏼

Thank you for sharing Emma! Sending you all my support from Spain x

Thank you so much Emma for bringing to light some of these issues with our publicly funded healthcare systems. I am a chiropractor practising in Canada and we face similar issues with our medical system. We have far too many complex patients and under resourced medical staff and it is a recipe for disaster. Too many patients are dissatisfied from the medical system and their GP - especially during the pandemic. I always strive to explain that their GP wants to spend as much time as possible with them but they are not able to. And as a result, their complex health needs are not analyzed as they should be. Now we have some thing called cascade prescriptions where patients are on a lengthy list of prescription medications to treat side effects of pre ious medications - and there is no one to sit and consolidate all of these. In school, we were trained with having more time with patients to accurately diagnose. There is no way you can do that in a 5-7 min appointment. I, myself, spend more time than most with my patients and my scope is narrower! on top of that, GPs are limited in the number of tests they can prescribe because the ministry has tight guidelines for prescribing imaging and blood work. It’s become a far more “reactive” model when it comes yo medicine. And I can see how this can be very disturbing to practitioners and who have so much liability on the line if they make a mistake. I do really like the functional medicine model. We don’t have a lot of practitioners here, but it’s more up and coming in the states where there is a private system. But again, it’s a numbers and money game. What I am thankful for here in the public system is that in case of trauma or serious Illness, we are covered. But, it can be incredibly frustrating with delays to access this care. I really hope our governments realize this is not sustainable and make the necessary changes to retain staff. Moving towards a more preventative model would also change things.

Godspeed! Hope all will be well. You will always be a doctor, the instinct to care would always be there❤️

Thanks for sharing your story and it's lovely hearing from you Emma. Glad you are well! It's sad as many issues you referenced exist within the Australian medical system although not to the same degree - I do appreciate that you mentioned how people with moderate mental health (long-term issues often) but not crisis level often fall through the system.

Thank you for sharing your experience. My jaw actually dropped when you shared the story about the woman ripping the paper. I'm horrified by the reality of working in medicine and so appreciative that you stayed as long as you did. I hope you are respected and happy in whatever comes next. ❤

Thank you for making this video. It was a really good way to draw a line under that part of your life. What a terrible state of affairs. In NZ we have many of the same issues sadly. Look forward to hearing all about your new endeavours when you are ready to do so.

Bless you Emma, you care so much and somebody like yourself will be a great miss to patients. It’s truly shocking and the NHS will continue to lose valuable people who are great assets. Morale is at an all time low among front line staff and this will undoubtedly have repercussions on workforce retention.

Thank you for your service in and out of the NHS. Huge bravery required for a career change, well done for advocating for yourself and your well-being. Hope all going well with the new endeavours x

Videos like this are a motivator for me as a middle-aged woman to do everything in my power to stay healthy, so as to avoid having to use medical care as much as possible. Absolutely frightening!

Thank you so much for sharing Emma, it's heartbreaking to hear this dark side of med, the stress and expectations put on doctors and yet, still there is such little appreciation for their effort. Take cares, and best wishes for what the future has in store for you!

So sorry you had these experiences. I've had similar experiences as a teacher and I retired last year. I loved my job too! I'm still dealing with my emotions over the inhumane way I was treated. You're an inspiration to me. Now I'm trying to move on and live my best life. Thanks for this video.

Thank you so much for filming this very interesting, sad and moving video. It makes me sad to hear all this. I wish you well and admire your courage ❤❤❤ take care

Emma you have so much integrity and strong principles. Your stories are heartbreaking and confirm my thoughts of a sadly shattered health care system in which so many will sadly suffer both patients and health professionals.

Incredibly generous of you to share this. I've never heard this perspective from a GP and I can see why considering the possible career consequences. The whistleblower part feels shocking yet familiar. I'm interested in the parallels between other sectors too but won't go into that here.

Very interesting Emma especially as at the moment I have two 92 year old in-laws in hospital for the last 2 weeks having been in a road traffic accident . I can’t believe some of the things I have witnessed with my own eyes . It’s truly awful. When you come across a great nurse , doctor or auxiliary you just want to keep hold of them . It’s such a shame professionals are leaving but I can understand why . Good luck with what ever you do next Emma . X xx

I’m absolutely shocked and horrified! You are so obviously incredibly dedicated. Kudos to you for standing your ground and doing the best for yourself.

I’ve been a nurse for 37 years and what is happening to health care globally is very sad and frightening. I now work from home still in a nursing capacity but not with direct patient care for the same reason you mention .

I really hope they sort these things out. They should listen to staff like you who are on the ground and experience these things daily. They have lost a great Dr here, such a shame. I wish you well for the future Emma and love all your bag videos xx

Thank you for sharing your experience and perspectives in practicing medicine in the UK 💕 All of my inner circle are physicians (both brothers, sister-in-law, late father, two lifelong college friends), so I have personal insights into the stresses and realities of practicing medicine in the US that most of the general public can’t appreciate.

So informative, sad and frightening. Thank you for speaking up and out. Bless you for caring.

My sister is a Doctor in Canada and it's truly shocking how little she gets paid and the pressures on her to complete paperwork, process patients, and the liability issues relating to these stressors. I'm glad you are finding and following your passion.

Im a junior doctor and I want to sincerely thankyou for this video!

Thank you so much for being so open about this.

Hi Emma. I randomly found this video through handbag research! As a hospital consultant (and fellow handbag lover), I am potentially leaving the NHS after 23 years but for very different reasons: a chronic health condition. I am finding the process daunting and frankly terrifying: I think we get institutionalised to a degree and I have absolutely no idea what I will do if and when I do leave. Being a doctor is such a part of our identity as well as a career. That said, the issues you raise in this video absolutely resonate with me and given I qualified roughly 10 years before you, it's depressing that so little has changed. I continue to work through my own decision making process and I wish you all the best for your new career.

I'm so glad you are sharing your experiences like these. I really had no idea.

Oh My God 😳 I had No idea..... That is unacceptable! Yet I know it's the norm...How sad. I dont blame you for needing to leave. I wish you much success in whatever you choose to do next. Much love ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing these stories, Emma. I’m still hanging on by a thread in GP but so much of what you say resonates with me. As fresh-faced foundation doctors ten years ago, a colleague and I were hauled into a meeting (in which we thought we would be sharing ideas to improve patient safety). Instead we were given a thorough dressing down, and warned never to raise safety on the wards as an issue again if we wanted to have a comfortable time in that trust. That day forever altered my perception of the NHS. How those acting as “heavies” for Management sleep at night I’ve no idea. Best of luck for everything you have planned in the future, I’m sure the NHS has lost another good ‘un!

Thank you Emma. The whole GP NHS explanation really made me sit up and take notice. We often moan about our GP’s etc but having seen this video, I am aghast! Especially the example of your grandad taking 3 mins to get his coat etc off! GP’s have so little actual time. And how shocking how you were treated as a Junior Doctor and the whole whistleblowing thing. Thank you for sharing this and completely understand why you are changing career. Love all your videos x

As a fellow physician, I can’t imagine working in the UK under the NHS or private sector. I’m in the US, as a subspecialist surgeon and now have an amazing PT practice with flexibility of schedule, a scribe in clinic, plenty of computers in the clinic and hospital, 3 NP’s to help in the OR and hospital. Prior to this, I was burned out by the system, so I completely understand. I was not appreciated and told I was just a “provider.” I was replaceable. You have to put yourself and your family first. 🤗💕🙏🏻

Thanks for your stories, Emma. Really makes me feel sad for the UK population that the NHS can’t get its shit together. I am planning on doing my icu fellowship there in a couple of years time but am so apprehensive to work in such a broken system. I really hope you consider a future in trying to shape healthcare given your knowledge now of clinical medicine. As to the way doctors get treated - the number of times I’ve wanted to say “I’m not a naughty little child, please speak to me like I’m an adult human being” is alarming 😢

Thank you for sharing, Emma! I so relate with you in so many ways. I thought only the US healthcare system had difficulty. My co-worker once told me that I was trying to change a healthcare system that doesn't want to change. It is heartbreaking to see how the healthcare (sick care) system has reached this point. I laughed when you said, "I got claps than PPE" this sounds very familiar! I am happy for your decision! many blessings to you!

I'm Italian and not in the medical field, but this video was truly impressive and powerful. Kudos to you.

This is so sad. It’s worrying on a mega scale. You have to do what is right for you and your family but I am heartbroken that this had to happen. I am in fear for me and my family as patients that we lose good GPS. If your voice can be heard Emma shout from the rooftops!! Good luck with what comes along. Hopefully you will feel able to return as a GP one day.

You are so lovely, thank you so much for sharing and standing up♥️

Thank you for your incredible insight. I am in the US but I work indirectly with the NHS in my job and it's really helpful to understand what some of the doctors there might be going through.

Good for you. As a vet i have 20 min consultations. On days with no operations and only consultations, i get sooo tired. All the communication with owners, explaining and showing things, is draining. Good decision you made. Hope NHS and also the danish hospitals get better workinf conditions in future.

I never knew you were a doctor. Thanks for your service

This was fascinating & shocking. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you luck with your new career.

Thank you for sharing this Emma. I've left medicine after working as a doctor for 5 years in Australia, for similar reasons as yourself. It's hard not being able to provide decent patient care and feeling powerless to change the system. Wishing you the best of luck in your future endeavors!

Thank you so much for explaining the realities of being a GP in the UK currently, your side of the story is what the average patient never gets to hear. Hope you find a fulfilling new path for yourself, wish you all the best.

Articulated created. Thank you 🙏🏽 grateful for your courage and for gaining clarity over your life purpose xx

Wow, thank you for sharing your story. My heart goes out to you guys for what you have to deal with. 😬

I'm so proud of you, and sad for the profession. I can unfortunately relate to so much of your story, although I'm in a different "health care "profession and in the US. My heart goes out to you. ❤ whatever profession you end up in will be infinitely blessed.

Thank you for your honesty. The last 2 years have been unbearable for physicians who are ethical and wise. Good luck in all you do. Mark Berber MD

I understand you completely. I used to be a healthcare worker (I'm in the US) and a few months ago I just felt like I had enough. I work in the tech industry now and I couldn't be happier. My heart is with anyone still working in healthcare.

Thank you for sharing Emma, this was very interesting to watch. It’s so sad that the NHS is losing another genuinely caring and passionate individual, but I can totally understand why you feel you can’t stay anymore. I’m horrified to hear how medical professionals, especially junior doctors are treated, but I feel it is often the case that young doctors enter the profession with such great ambition only to get beaten down by the institution they care so much about. The state of the NHS at the moment is scary, and I for one will be investigating in private health insurance in the future. As you say, the NHS is amazing at firefighting and saving lives, but the resources just aren’t there to cope with the long term health and well-being of patients. I’m sorry you feel it has come to this decision but I hope you enjoy whatever new adventure takes you on!

I thought it was only me as an overseas Doctor (temporarly worked for NHS) to think all this. I feel massively reassured and your talk is so enlightful to me. A massive thank you for sharing all this!

Wow, this is interesting! My daughter just started Med School, and this information makes me uncomfortable. I will be praying for change in our health care systems. Thanks for sharing.

I've been a Medical Laboratory Technologist for over 10 years. Besides all the supply and physical resource issues, because we are just in a large room all day many times doctors and nurses wouldn't even have any idea where the lab was. They only interacted with phlebotomy or lab techs on phone calls stating we need recollected specimens, calling criticals, or them asking why the test they just ordered wasn't magically done already when phlebotomy hasn't even sent it down yet. The disconnect between the media, the public, and healthcare is just the start.... the hospital itself is disconnected from all its inner parts.

As a gp trainee in the nhs, i relate so much to these points. It’s almost painful to watch the whole video because it breaks my heart. I love medicine but this is not how i envisioned it. best of luck to you❤

Thanks for sharing. Best wishes to you!

Thanks for providing such great insight!!!

I am so sorry that another good doctor is leaving practice because of the reasons you explained. I’m a nurse in the USA and have had to leave a job I once enjoyed due to unsafe staffing and lack of management leadership. Such a shame😞 Best wishes !!

I'm so sorry that you quit. YOU ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL DOCTOR AND HUMAN BEING. It's professionals like yourself that PUT THE CARE IN CARE GIVING. I see, and experience, how quickly doctors see treat, diagnose and dimiss patients. It's ROBOTIC! It's happening everywhere. The health care business is JUST A BUSINESS. MONEY/PROFIT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PATIENTS! This is why I've been researching "holistic treatments " in order to care for myself. I just finished reading, which I highly recommend, EAT TO BEAT DISEASE by Dr. William W. LI, MD. I find it's the "Bible of Good Health!" In addition, I make my own balms lotions, teas, for whatever is ailing me. RU-vid has many people who share natural cures, or treatments . I will not be at the merciless of the health care system!!! THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

Thank you so much for putting your feelings and experiences out there. I think due to career concerns lots of doctors keep their horrifying experiences to themselves. I’m a dentist but worked as an SHO In OMFS for 18 months over a decade ago and could not believe what was expected of us. Forget missing important events/needing time off but just the dangerous situations we were put in. My sister stopped GP training less than a year in as it started to seriously take a toll on her mental health and I’m so glad that she did. What GPs have to deal with, all doctors in fact is shocking. And it doesn’t work for the government’s agenda to have doctors speaking out. I ended up leaving the NHS myself after some time due to the ridiculous expectations placed by our contracts and actually patients. My nurse (who was still training) sometimes got paid more than me after a day’s work. It was insulting and demoralising. Good for you for sharing!! Hope life is joyful after the change and that you find something uplifting and motivating!

I teared up because I for one had only been in hospital for the birth of my two son's and to this day i feel like you guys are a true gift to society. I often reflect and thank God for all the Dr's and nurses caring deeply for their patients, much to the detriment of their own mental health sometimes which is really sad. Thank you for your service Dr, ❤️ from an aspiring dietitian nutritionist 💖

I can totally relate to your story...as a nurse and brain injury specialist and a nurse with traumatic brain injury, myself...it's terrifying out there...doctors and nurses are treated so poorly and then fearing being honest with administration...it's a deeply serious problem...obviously it's a problem all over the world...

love all your videos - this one very interesting and informative such a shame no one listens to the doctors on the ground who give so much thank you 😊

Thanks for sharing your perspective

FY2 hoping to be a GP here. I can totally see where you're coming from. Massive respect. I'm not naïve coming into this, but I just hope things get better.

I completely understand why you quit medicine. I have contemplated it several times but I love operating too much to leave it. I appreciate your honesty and courage so much. I would have LOVED to have been a patient of yours. We would take about luxury handbags all day!!!!

you are doctor and still scare when go to work. i dont know how many bad things you went through. thank you for your service. you deserved to be called unsung heroes

I can't like this enough! Spoke to me all the way in the middle of the USA as someone who left mental health and substance use work after 13 years in intense crisis work within community agencies, state agencies and hospitals.

Hi Emma, I'm so sorry that you're leaving a career you love. Also, I'm sorry for the NHS, sounds like if they would listen to you things would have improved a lot. I'm a junior doctor working in psychiatry in the Netherlands, and I really love spending 30 minutes per patient and luckily in psychiatry that's possible (and necessary). I wish you well in finding a new career, and if you ever want to be a doctor again who's time to talk to patients try psychiatry in the Netherlands!

Thank you for your service during the last 12 years. Medicine, nursing, physical therapy, and other healthcare professions are stressful and pose safety issues. Someone has to do these jobs. However, individuals must recognize when they've reached their limits. Healthcare professionals must protect their own mental and physical well-being.

This is infuriating and honestly terrifying. I am so happy you are out of there Emma.

Hi Emma, thanks for posting this video. Until recently I was a GP partner here in the UK (for 10 years) until I found myself in a position where I couldn’t keep going any longer. I’ve been out for 6 months now and I’m still conflicted on what to do - locuming or something else totally different. I think in my heart of hearts I know locuming still has the same issues as the regular GP work though.

I always thought NHS was rubbish especially GPs, good to hear your side of the story. Good luck with new chapter in your career!

Thank you. Wish you the best.

I feel that you covered a very difficult matter with sensitivity and compassion and have learned self-compassion too.

Thank you for sharing this Emma, it is very eye opening. What do you have plans for in the future? Are you still staying in the healthcare industry? Or venture out to something different? I'm also a healthcare worker and considering moving on to better things.

Hello Emma, I work as an Out of Hours ANP mainly doing home visits for palliative care patients. I am making the transition into other ventures for very similar reasons. I can no longer bear the workload and the guilt arriving so late that patients have passed away. I can absolutely relate to everything you have said and is so difficult to accurately get across to family members or loved ones the strain and the impact just one shift or even one patient can have on you. I want to wish you all the best in whatever you choose to do next. I will continue to enjoy your content, anything to do with handbags is a wonderful form of escapism! My next venture is competitions in order to win luxury handbags which is something I'd love to share with you as a fellow handbag lover! All the best, take care Rebecca.

This is a horrendous system to work under to take care of patients! I can totally understand why you felt the need to leave your profession. We hear a lot of people complaining about our U.S. medical system and pushing for a system like UK or Canada, but I think people have no idea the full impact of socialized medicine. Our system is flawed too, but at least with insurance, I'm able to see my doctors in timely basis and get surgeries or procedures done without having to wait for months. It's a complex issue..... Best of luck in your future endeavors Emma! 👍

Sad to lose such a great Doctor. It is horrific to find out what’s really happening.

Good on you. I am a teacher who dealt with so much similar disregard and gap between management and teachers I left for 10 years. Teachers and students were supporting. I work within the education system now but will never be a full time teacher again.

The sad fact here is that the NHS as lost such a great person. you are clearly so passionate about being a doctor and sadly we will miss out on being looked after. xox

I am also a doctor who works in the NHS. All of what Emma says is absolute truth.

Yes. Thank you do much for talking about this. Patient safety is a topic of conversation at the Nusing station regularly. Last night I got floated to a subacute/ rehab hall with 30 patients and 20 of them were new to me. No consistency of care in staffing. Noone cares except the Nurses. Management only cares about money.

i have recently retired following 43 years as a registered nurse, latterly working as a commissioner, and i fully endorse everything that you have said in this vlog. It is extremely sad that the NHS has lost such a dedicated medical clinician, but we are people too, and deserve a happy and healthy life. Good Luck Emma, you deserve it

Hi Emma, Thanks for making this video. As a fellow GP working full time as a GP partner in Scotland and doing contracted OOH work I can fully empathise with everything you touched on and could add a million more stories of my own. What makes the job even harder at present is the GP bashing which is currently going on and the portrayal of us being lazy and hiding in GP practices with the doors closed. Our practice has never been closed, we have never stopped seeing patients and we are busier then ever working in a healthcare system that is about to collapse. We are at the front end and ultimately will be forced to take the blame when things go wrong ( which will happen inevitably ! ). GPs and the Out of Hours service is at breaking point. I am sick of going to work on a Sunday morning and triaging phone calls from the previous day when people have been waiting 24 hrs to speak with someone ! Patients and relatives are understandably worried and upset and of course we face their wrath on the front line. It is not my fault that nobody wants to work in this service and I understand why!! Lol, hey ho back to work tomorrow and another 50 people to see 😂😂😂

Hi Emma :) I am new to your channel but really enjoy your videos. It’s lovely to see your multidimensional personality which spans your passion for luxury goods and your professional life! I am a GP also working in the U.K. and resonate with all the reasons that ultimately led you to make a decision to leave the NHS. I appreciate it so difficult to walk away from a career you love but there is nothing more important than making yourself a priority! Please can you make a future video about life after the NHS as I would really like to see where your journey takes you. Best of luck x