Comments on: What purpose does my GP serve? http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: auee http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-587 auee Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/#comment-587 Well the NHS is in dire need of medical (and dental!) professionals. They've even started "importing" temporary doctors within the EU. <br/><br/>So the GPs are in high demand.<br/><br/>For example, one locum in my surgery is really abhorrent. The Surgery manager told me when I complained that they have received a lot of complaints about the guy but they cannot replace him as there is no one else. They're solution was they mention his name every time you want to book an appt at a certain time & you have a choice to rebook. Well the NHS is in dire need of medical (and dental!) professionals. They’ve even started “importing” temporary doctors within the EU.

So the GPs are in high demand.

For example, one locum in my surgery is really abhorrent. The Surgery manager told me when I complained that they have received a lot of complaints about the guy but they cannot replace him as there is no one else. They’re solution was they mention his name every time you want to book an appt at a certain time & you have a choice to rebook.

]]> By: Jon Limjap http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Jon Limjap Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:43:00 +0000 http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/#comment-586 Hmmm, any other theories on their incompetence and demotivation?<br/><br/>A lack of proper auditing, check & balances, perhaps?<br/><br/>A lack of proper mechanisms to sue them or boot them out of service for malpractice? Hmmm, any other theories on their incompetence and demotivation?

A lack of proper auditing, check & balances, perhaps?

A lack of proper mechanisms to sue them or boot them out of service for malpractice?

]]> By: auee http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-585 auee Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/#comment-585 Ah but that's the thing jon, these GPs are paid hundreds of thousands of pounds. They receive different kinds of allowances & they're already given a bonus just by keeping their surgeries open. I'm sure they've running costs & staff to pay, but still the amount of money they receive is high enough for most of them not to want to retire early. Those who do retire often joins "locum" too which means they can supplement multiple surgeries.<br/><br/>So unlike your typical public servant say in the Phil Embassy, these GPs they get lots of moolah. Ah but that’s the thing jon, these GPs are paid hundreds of thousands of pounds. They receive different kinds of allowances & they’re already given a bonus just by keeping their surgeries open. I’m sure they’ve running costs & staff to pay, but still the amount of money they receive is high enough for most of them not to want to retire early. Those who do retire often joins “locum” too which means they can supplement multiple surgeries.

So unlike your typical public servant say in the Phil Embassy, these GPs they get lots of moolah.

]]> By: Jon Limjap http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Jon Limjap Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:17:00 +0000 http://www.kwentongwalangkwenta.com/2007/06/21/what-purpose-does-my-gp-serve/#comment-584 I've oft heard of the horrible inefficiencies of the government-sanctioned healthcare system in the UK, and it strikes me as counterproductive more than anything else.<br/><br/>I guess any government employee in any given country, whether rich or poor, will always be demotivated, underpaid schmucks, won't they? I’ve oft heard of the horrible inefficiencies of the government-sanctioned healthcare system in the UK, and it strikes me as counterproductive more than anything else.

I guess any government employee in any given country, whether rich or poor, will always be demotivated, underpaid schmucks, won’t they?

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