And there are no plans to retire just yet
A married Nottingham GP couple are celebrating a combined 100 years of caring for generations of patients. Dr Om Prakash Sharma, 76, and wife Dr Kalpana Sharma, 74, partners at Greenfields Medical Centre in Hyson Green, have been working in general practice since the early 1970s.
"It has its own challenges but it gives us satisfaction. People are really grateful and I'm grateful for my patients and the wonderful NHS. After five years we were well established and could've got a job in any part of the country, but we felt so settled in this area. Although it has it's challenges people are really thankful for your services.
"When we started, finding a job in general practice was very, very difficult," Mr Sharma recalled. "Nowadays there are hundreds of vacancies, there is a shortage of GPs." Mrs Sharma added: "It's an excellent way to see generations and you can see a generation gap as well. We see the children growing up differently and their service has changed completely, the demand has changed. There's so many advances we have seen and we've had to adapt, you can't stand still."
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