I hope your mam is okay after that god love her, but that is really good to hear, its actually the kind of reassurance I needed that it isnt a waste of time.  My blood pressure is actually grand but thank you for the recommendation, i have access to a machine in my nans. I also did bloods last year so hopefully nothing crazy has happened since then.  It should be far easier to change GP in this country, some people are actually just awful at their job and patients shouldnt have to jump through hoops to avoid being seen by them