GPs can afford to work part-time

‘GPs are sensible enough to trade wealth for quality of life,’ says Gerry Miller. Photograph: Dan Dalton/GettyYour leader (The falling number of GPs is a symptom of the pressure the NHS is under, 10 May) fails to mention one important factor in the lack of GPs, which is that the very high salaries that they earn (roughly twice what a French GP earns) enable many of them to live very comfortably while working three, two or even one day a week. These GPs are sensible enough to trade we