Doctor on call

Lisa Salmon talks to Dr Daniels about life as a family GP.

The possibility of discussing intimate or embarrassing problems with your GP means it’s easier for many people not to think of doctors as human.

But they are, of course, very human. And although they’ve probably seen your medical problem many times before, that doesn’t mean that inside their professional outer shell they aren’t reacting — sometimes wanting to laugh, cry, shriek in horror or even retch.