Maybe it's not that GP's are either good or bad, but but they're all sometimes good and sometimes bad.
I have multiple stories from my GP practice but all about different GP's that have been absolutely brilliant in different circumstances.
ME - I went to the GP on Thurs with horrendous pain in bum. He didn't even look just told me I had bruised my coccyx. On Sat was in hospital getting an emergency operation for pilonidal sinus.
MY GRANDMOTHER - had terrible cough - went to see GP several times, he said it was a virus. Eventually saw a different GP - she said it was a side effect of blood pressure pills -stop taking them straight away. Cough went but she's still getting treated for the prolapse the extended coughing caused.
MY FRIENDS DAD - went to GP for months with stomach pains, tried various remedies. Eventually saw a different GP - stright to hospital - got gall bladder removed next day.
MY MUM - seeing consultant for thyroid problems, but GP has to prescribe meds. Consultant changed amount of meds - in letter and on computer. GP told my Mum he must have made a mistake! Why would she think she knows better than a consultant endocrinologist.
MY GP - (friend of family) - treated his child for virus, child was projectile vomiting etc etc. realised about 12 hours later that said child had menigitis - (got to children's ward just in time)