tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1507852766644664707..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Good to see that GPs still remember The Founding Principles of The NHSMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31116303297922357112014-05-14T22:12:57.850+01:002014-05-14T22:12:57.850+01:00L, you really should do a blog post on that.
B, ...L, you really should do a blog post on that. <br /><br />B, yes, but all these semi-specialised doctors know enough to send a patient to a more appropriate doctor:<br /><br />"No madame, there is nothing wrong with your eyes, but your entire skin appears to be covered in scabs. I recommend you see Mr Skin Doctor Schmidt."Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-75132903766444386172014-05-14T19:23:40.322+01:002014-05-14T19:23:40.322+01:00TS: "the whole idea of GPs is outdated...&quo...TS: "the whole idea of GPs is outdated..."<br /><br />However, you do have to have a doctor who can tell someone who has no idea what is wrong with them what they are suffering from. Mind you, GP's aren't always able to do this. Last time I saw one, I had a better idea of what was wrong with me than he did.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-58239396488860896882014-05-14T13:23:30.717+01:002014-05-14T13:23:30.717+01:00Did I tell you I met the bloke from the BMA who br...Did I tell you I met the bloke from the BMA who brokered New Labours GP's salary negotiations? he told me that he told them not to negotiate at all - just bite their arms off at the shoulder and take the offer.<br /><br />What's the difference between Tescos and the NHS? You can get service and pretty well whatever you want at any time you want it and it doesn't kill you.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42894789873021266622014-05-13T20:23:57.709+01:002014-05-13T20:23:57.709+01:00TS: "the whole idea of GPs is outdated...&quo...TS: <i>"the whole idea of GPs is outdated..."</i><br /><br />Exactly. <br /><br />In Germany there are no GPs as such. You cut out the middleman and go straight to the ear-nose-throat doctor; the eye doctor; the gynaecologist; the skin and hair doctor; the bumps and sprains doctor etc.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-40956387198460996282014-05-13T20:20:40.593+01:002014-05-13T20:20:40.593+01:00B,
The problem there is that we now have huge num...B,<br /><br />The problem there is that we now have huge numbers of women training to be GPs, then they work for a few years, have sprogs, go part time and retire earlier than men.<br /><br />I seem to recall that it causes a reduction of around 15% of capacity.<br /><br />(the whole idea of GPs is outdated and we should be creating more junior specialists - we seem to be fine at managing to see specialists about our eyes and teeth, or going to the sexual health clinic if we think we've got the clap, why do we see a GP about our ears instead of an ear specialist?)Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-75691237150132181892014-05-13T19:15:49.991+01:002014-05-13T19:15:49.991+01:00C, presumably that's why there are so few of t...C, presumably that's why there are so few of them now.<br /><br />Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42961886857171843982014-05-13T18:38:10.220+01:002014-05-13T18:38:10.220+01:00C, ah yes, the crazy days of good old Iron Chancel...C, ah yes, the crazy days of good old Iron Chancellor Brown, when he restricted GP's to a modest pay rise from £50,000 to £100,000 in the space of a year.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-36901799128717037532014-05-13T16:42:34.046+01:002014-05-13T16:42:34.046+01:00And there was me thinking Labour had already made ...And there was me thinking Labour had already made GPs one of the most highly paid groups in the public sector.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com