Many GPs are dissatisfied with their job, according to a new survey.
More than half (52%) are unhappy with the amount of money the Government allocates to the NHS and 62% are unhappy with their relationship with health service bosses.
Almost half (46%) said they were unhappy with their workloads, while 18% were unhappy with their salary.
The survey of 100 GPs was for Benenden Healthcare Society, a private health insurer for civil servants.
It also revealed issues over working conditions, with 24% unhappy with the culture and team spirit at their surgeries, 13% unhappy with the nature of their work and 18% unhappy with their working environment.
One in five GPs (22%) also wanted more autonomy in how they run their practices.
Jakki Stubbington, of Benenden Healthcare, said: "Our research clearly suggests that GPs are exceptionally busy and are suffering from the amount of work they have to do.
"Pressure from above - a lack of funding and constant Government targets, is allied to pressure from below - greater workloads and more demanding patients.
"This means that GPs feel overworked and under-appreciated, so their morale suffers."
A spokesman for the British Medical Association (BMA) said: "The BMA's own survey of 11,000 GPs this year revealed that more than half (52%) said their morale had got worse over the past five years.
