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Gentian rarely sees the GP as he's usually healthy. He is satisfied with his local surgery but would like it to have longer opening hours this would make it easier to get appointments after school.
Gentian is at school and lives with his parents and older brother. Ethnic background / nationality: Albanian.
Jake has had positive experiences of GP appointments. He believes that a good GP cares about the patients and tries to get to know them as a person.
Jake is at school and lives with his parents and younger sister. Ethnic background / nationality: White Irish.
Annual check-ups are the main reason Peter goes to the GP, usually with his mum. He feels at ease with the two GPs he usually sees at the local surgery, and thinks that a good doctor is someone who is knowledgeable and able to make patients feel safe and relaxed.
Peter is at school and lives with his parents and older sister. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Louis rarely sees the GP as he is usually healthy. He would like surgeries to open at the weekends so that he can get an appointment without missing school.
Louis is at school and lives with his parents and brother. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Nikki has had some very difficult times with mental health issues, including self-harm, and often felt that GPs didn't listen or take her concerns seriously. Things started improving when she started college, made new friends and moved house. Campaigning for better mental health services has also helped.
Nikki is a student and lives with her parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Aphra's had very positive experiences of GPs and feels that she has been quite lucky'. She had counselling at school while she was doing GSCEs and caring for her mum. Aphra feels that her GP was particularly compassionate and kind' when she had depression because of a work situation.
Aphra works voluntarily to help improve cancer services in her area. She lives with her family. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Jalé rarely saw the GP until she was 16, when she had muscle twitching in her arms and legs. She saw several doctors about these until one of them found a walnut sized lump in her neck some months later. Jalé had to have her thyroid gland removed and lives with hypothyroidism.
Jal‚Äö√†√∂¬¨¬© is an A’ level student and lives at home with her parents. Ethnic background / nationality: Mixed Race (White British and Black Caribbean).
Auberon has had problems with anxiety and depression, and sometimes self-harmed. The doctor he preferred to see was very supportive, tried to go the extra mile', and booked him in for double appointments.
Auberon is a student and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Ambeya had a fairly positive relationship with the family GP when she was younger, but now prefers looking up her symptoms online or going to a natural health shop rather than seeing the doctor.
Ambeya is a student and cares for her mum, who has mental health problems. She lives at home with her parents and two brothers. Ethnic background / nationality: British Bangladeshi.
Rowan has seen the GP for a number of illnesses. This includes pneumonia and severe stomach pains that led to a diagnosis of lactose intolerance. This is when the body is unable to digest lactose, a type of sugar mainly found in milk and dairy products.
Rowan is at school. He lives with his parents and younger brother. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
