There is no end point to the work of a GP – it is an almost impossible job to do well

Training, supervision and partnership duties are enough to make part-time GPs into full-time ones, says Dr Zara Aziz. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt

“I work as a GP partner in a large practice of nearly 30,000 patients in east Bristol. We are also a training practice with a steady flow of GP trainees and I am one of three trainers here. We have a large cohort of GPs and serve a varied population of young families, elderly housebound patients and university students. It is a buzzing and fast-paced environment.

I feel very privileged that I can play a part in training the next generation of GPs. I remain very conscious of the need to be positive about the pivotal nature of our roles as family doctors and gatekeepers to the NHS, while at the same time being realistic.