I think a Dr and patient relationship is so important but these days how can we have one when we can't always get to see our preferred GP? I am gutted as my lovely GP of 20 years informed me last week that she is leaving to go and live in The Lake District. To say I am gutted is an understatement. She knows me really well, knows my anxiety, knows my history etc, so even though I do have to see different dr's from time to time, there is no-one else in the practice that I feel at ease with. There are quite a few new young ones but when you are this age, you feel you need someone with a bit of life experience and not someone who's literally just closed the text book and is ready to practice!