My plea to the GMC: Make support structures obligatory for all general practitioners (GPs) to help PREVENT “feeling trapped, overburdened and facing burnout”

My plea to the GMC: Make support structures obligatory for all general practitioners (GPs) to help PREVENT “feeling trapped, overburdened and facing burnout”

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor I appreciate Emma Wilkinson’s article (1) and the many valuable thoughts in the rapid responses, pointing to the need to keep mental health services going for distressed doctors. (Apologies for my very late reply) I want to add that GPs need also preventative measures. For the last 20 years GPs in Edinburgh can access regular support groups for free, the facilitators are funded by the local health and social c…