Never trust a GP in a leather trilby
The Jobbing Doctor comments on The Mail’s malignant article this morning. Let me draw attention to one aspect.
Compare and contrast:
The Mail September 5th, 2008
“Their [principals] pay has shot up 58 per cent to an average of £113,164 but they are seeing fewer patients and working seven fewer hours a week.”
BMA News September 6th, 2008
“Average pay of a salaried GP as of of 2005/6 was £46,905 but this was because many worked part time: 23.8 hours a week on average according to the NAO… This would make a pro-rata average yearly salary of £74000…”
It would be easy to see how it might be a great idea to employ salaried GPs as part of large private enterprises. Please see Rules 1, 2 and 3 below on some of the issues that have to be addressed if we go anywhere near this sort of model.
Incidentally, I am not surprised that The Mail have attacked Dr Gupta – have you seen his hat?
