GPs working as Uber drivers’ because they can’t find jobs as medics warn of ‘unprecedented crisis’
https://news.sky.com/story/lack-of-jobs-forcing-gps-to-work-as-uber-drivers-13317540
Posted by topotaul
GPs working as Uber drivers’ because they can’t find jobs as medics warn of ‘unprecedented crisis’
https://news.sky.com/story/lack-of-jobs-forcing-gps-to-work-as-uber-drivers-13317540
Posted by topotaul
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But I thought we needed all of these GPs and that’s why net migration is at 900k?
This is true although not sure how many are doing uber. I know lots of doctors who have just finished GP training but have taken very junior in hospital positions as nothing else is available.
Shortage of GPs and practices budgets cut and only given money to hire pharmacists PAs and ANPs. They are replacing your GPs with people who have barely any qualifications comparatively.
Oh it’s the doctors trade union again saying doctors need more money
Average GP contractor earnings were £140k in the latest figures. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/gp-earnings-and-expenses-estimates/2022-23
I think there’s enough money. It’s just some GPs don’t like to share it. Now, I wonder why the BMA don’t tell the practice owner GPs to employ more salaried GPs 🤔
The problem is that there are almost no opportunities for junior doctors (most of whom aren’t GPs, remember) to complete their qualifications. This is because it’s simply cheaper for NHS trusts not to do so.
Unfortunately, a disproportionate percentage of opportunities are given to doctors whom the trusts know will leave the UK as soon as they are fully qualified. That way they can claim they are doing the right thing whilst screwing over the most important junior doctors and keeping their wages low.
The number of consultants reaching retirement age is climbing, and there’s no steady supply of replacements coming through the ranks.
I want every single GP working doing what they do. There is just no excuse with such demand for them and weeks of waiting to even see one. Fund them! Take GO surgery’s into the NHS so they aren’t profit making
Yet some uneducated pleb decided to berate me last week for saying we don’t have enough jobs for doctors.
imagine if some passenger has a heart attack, ‘gee, i’d love to help but Im gonna need you to give me a 5 star review first’
I hope Uber don’t take this as an avenue stream… UberMedics… Not sure if you need to go to the hospital? Ambulance is a 4 hour wait? Use UberMedics and we’ll send a driver who’s trained as a dr … they’ll arrive faster than the ambulance. /s
Edit: corrected spelling error
This country is a joke 🫠 only idiots and narcissists will thrive here!
We’ve lost international students at the universities since Brexit which was subsidising the non profitable programmes *cough the nursing and medic programmes cough*
Potentially about to get far fewer homegrown nurses and doctors in general in the coming years as a result. No more out of work doctors. Problem solved s
I think if there aint enough jobs in the market, may b they shouldnt trained that many ppl in the first place?
You would think there would be more setting up in private practice, but I don’t see it happening near me. They could easily charge £50 for 10 minutes and everyone would be happy.