and some patients are poor / health illiterate that they refuse to go SOC despite counselling. and FPs have to manage them at a specialist level within the confines of a primary care setting. so it certainly isn't a piece of cake.

there will still be a place for the regular joe GP managing URTI GE, seeing 10 patients / hour. and the aesthetic doctors who do botox and fillers by the side.

but we need to quickly up the game of FPs to manage the ageing population.
it's not glamorous, and we live with the reputation that people think that FPs are stupid / rejects. but it's still a pretty darn important job that deserves every bit of respect and renumeration as other specialties.