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Magicpole said:
To be fair, and that’s life goal, I can see you nodding. The doctors are seeing more patients than ever. The issue isn’t marketing pricks and phone messages. It’s we don’t have enough Doctors. The Tories promised 50,000 more trained. They delivered fuck all. We lost doctors due to Brexit, we aren’t training enough to meet the demand. That’s a Government issue. The Tories have been in power for years, this is their fuck up. Nobody else’s. People working in surgeries are getting abuse for something they didn’t create.,let’s be fucking raging, but let’s focus that hate filled, indignant rage where it belongs. At the foot of Tory fucking selfish scum who can go private. That’s where our hate, and I mean hate, should be directed. I know you weren’t having a go at the people or docs but the situation, but I felt compelled to put why this situation is with us.
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The shortage is mainly a Tony Blair fuck up. The contract he gave to GPs means their pension pot reaches the max for tax relief by the time they are 50. So, they retire to the golf course. You are correct to say, however, that we just don’t train enough to replace them. A drain at both ends.
 
JASR said:
You missed off that GP’s also have to be building managers, accountants, HR, salespeople and oh… GP’s.
They also have to tender iirc for budgets.

The noughties and the next decade saw massive natural wastage in the total number of GP’s … aging numbers, many of various ages taking early retirement as they looked at what they now had to do, in addition to looking after their patients, reducing numbers of people wanting to become GP’s, and finally the last decade has brought us brexit (with the removal of so many NHS related staff - from the cleaner to the consultant), and then the stress and strain of dealing with a pandemic and an inept govt (still hellbent on privatising the ‘profitable’ parts of the NHS).
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GPs only have to do what they sign up for. The contract is a series of tick boxes and they are free to pick and choose. Payment is based on which boxes you tick. That’s why there is no weekend or out of hours cover. Most group practices require new joiners to sign for all the items necessary for the group.
 
KS55 said:
The shortage is mainly a Tony Blair fuck up. The contract he gave to GPs means their pension pot reaches the max for tax relief by the time they are 50. So, they retire to the golf course. You are correct to say, however, that we just don’t train enough to replace them. A drain at both ends.
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Are you saying no one was in a position to address this in the last 15 years ?
 
andyhinch said:
Are you saying no one was in a position to address this in the last 15 years ?
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My last two sentences suggest otherwise! Doctor’s union BMA also make it difficult to change the contract. The current attempt to change out of hours/weekend rules is being met with a strike threat.
 
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