It’s a long time since Alasdair Jamieson started working as a GP at the Cove Bay Medical Centre in Aberdeen. Even now, as he prepares for retirement from full-time work on October 10, the 64-year-old admits he has lost none of his passion for General Practice. He said: “No-one should go into General Practice expecting an easy life, because they will flounder or fail if they do. I have seen many colleagues burn out, retire early or, even worse, leave General Practice in their 30s. “These are absolutely crucial to the salvation and recovery of General Practice and with it the NHS as a whole.