Abstract
Amar Rughani, with whom I shared a practice for a quarter of a century, writes movingly and perceptively about his own transition from incredibly busy GP into retirement.1 A feature of getting older is that you have more opinions and are convinced that others want to hear them: I write in this spirit. In truth, I suspect I am not unusual, and trust that my thoughts will find some resonance in others. Whatever, writing it down has helped me come to terms with my own journey into dotage and oblivion. In many respects the work of a GP has changed unimaginably over the years, even though in an equal number of important respects it has changed not at all. But GPs also change as they get older and approach retirement, and it is these later attributes, opinions, and attitudes which are carried on after work ceases, …
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