Good for them. There are many so called hardworking people who don’t like the idea of doctors earning significantly more than them. These people worked hard doing 5-6 years at University. Followed by years of antisocial hours and doing postgraduate learning and exams to get postgraduate qualifications for which they have to pay for themselves and undertake most of this learning in their own time. They don’t need the public to appreciate them. Privatise the NHS. Let the public pay full whack. Maybe the state subsidises some stuff, maybe not. A wage suitable for the task should be paid. That’s the appreciation they want. It’s ridiculous that tube drivers earn more than any doctor.
Yes and the incompetent mismanagement of the government’s NHS is to blame if it gets privatized. You can only push Doctors and nurses so far and then if people do not value those who help save the lives of their loved ones enough, fine then it probably will be privatized.
Not just that. A lot are retiring. And leaving the industry. The child care ones are only a small proportion. Another big issue that people don't understand is the system isn't equipped for an aging population. Imagine a GP back in the day dealing with 3-4 comorbidities on average for their patients. Now patients can have more than 10 issues going on at once and can have up to 20 medications. We have the same number of gps but people are getting sicker. There's a lot more that goes on than a simple statement that all GPs are taking time off for their children. Though I understand your sentiment.
@@InevitableKiller4 And then there is the issue of reception staff being unable to cope with enquiries because the practice refuse to employ enough staff. Early retirement is simply a case of Doctors earning a fortune and being able to retire comfortably at 55.
@@lestrem11 practices being unable to employ staff again comes down to a lack of capital, and receptionists have a rough job too and not a lot of people want to work as one. A lot of nicer practices are now owned by big American corporations. And I agree. Some of these gps are retiring early for the NHS pensions which they worry will be changed for the worse. Also, you have to remember these doctors back in the day would've Glady worked into their 70s, using their experience to teach and train the next generation. They are retiring early (at the expected retirement age) because it is simply not worth it to stay in the industry anymore. You can twist this and say: "but they are in a noble profession". However, mind you, most people retire 55-60 anyway in other industries that pay better. And doctors have always been expected to work way past retirement age (sometimes they do it out of passion).
@@InevitableKiller4 Personally I have no objection to people in the medical profession bring well paid. Of course it is a guaranteed’ ‘job for life’ whilst tube drivers will soon find themselves looking at driverless trains and won’t have anything like a doctors pension. But for balance…..15 years ago I went for a15 minute consultation with a consultant. It cost me £250. It’s not all bad news then. I was in hospital last week and took the opportunity to ask the nurses if they thought they were paid enough. They looked surprised and said they were and added that you could earn a very good salary if they were prepared to get more qualifications. I thought you should know this.
Bring back the £10 passage cruise ship to Australia so that junior doctors can afford to better themselves. The financial constraints they have are probably self inflicted as they have such a high opinion of themselves.NHS is not fit for purpose IMO.
What a stupid question about doctors. The answer has been the same for years, long working hours, low pay, poor working conditions including stress and over work. Stop doing this question time and time again and turn on the Government for answers.
Hear that? paying consultants 200 pounds per hour and they want pay rise 35 percent. I find the staff disgraceful and we are better off without awful staff like this
Consultants get paid £50 an hour for their usual daytime work. This is a year one consultant with over 15 years of training. The £200 an hour rate being quoted is a non-standard rate, due to having consultants step down to cover shifts that they would not normally be contracted for; such as being resident in hospital whilst on-call overnight doing the job of a junior doctor.
You mean untrained with no experience people not really doctors are they ? Have you seen a GP that knows what he is doing or speaks good English in our own country ? No i didn't think so
