I have already had my doctors' surgery move once and this caused no end of problems for the elderly, many of whom had to change to another doctor on or near a bus route. Those with no transport suffered the most.

At the time I never gave it a second thought myself but since then I have been diagnosed with myeloma cancer which has caused me all kinds of problems and has left me almost completely housebound. I have no car and no transport and getting to my doctor's surgery is almost impossible as I only get my benefits now to live on, which due to the credit crunch is not even enough to pay my bills, let alone buy food and all the other things I and my family need.

If I need to attend my doctor's or some other appointment I have to pay for a taxi which means a bill won't get paid or we go without in some other way. If I am extremely ill, only then (will they] come out and see me at home but it is a battle, as more often than not they will attempt to put you off or get you to go to the doctor's surgery or some other after-hours clinic. This is often almost the other side of Leeds as they're very reluctant to come out at all, especially due to attacks upon doctors and other emergency services. You cannot really blame them.

But if they then close down many clinics and surgeries as suggested this will cause serious problems for the elderly as well as for those like me as it will be impossible to get to the doctors' for an appointment, especially if it is moved to some central area miles away from where I live.

When I was fit and healthy I could walk to my doctor's surgery in 10 minutes but now if I attempt to walk this trip takes me over an hour.

So what is to become of myself and the elderly and other like me who will be left stranded with literally no healthcare, as we do not have cars or other form of transport and there is no bus that goes near from where you live to get you to the doctors?

Are all these practices going to start supplying myself and the elderly and others in similar situations with free transport to the doctor's surgery? I very much doubt it.

Should this plan go ahead this will result in you seeing almost any doctor, many of whom have no idea what they are dealing with and will have to read through your notes each and every time you need treatment.

Aware

At my current doctor's surgery they all know me by name and all the doctors are fully aware of my condition and know exactly what to do and how to treat it. This would no longer be the case if you moved to one of these so-called super surgeries.

At least at the moment I can ask to see a specific doctor and they know my case without even having to see my notes thus cutting down on the amount of time I spend in the surgery. The last time my GP was on holiday and a locum stepped in it took him over 15 minutes just reading my notes to familiarise himself with my case and even then had to ask me a lot of questions my usual doctor would have known.

Melvin Harrison, Gipton, Leeds