GPs vote for Industrial action

That’s my understanding too Urmstongran

Ronib did you want the GPS to dictate referral letters, read letters from hospitals, read test results and call patients, take next steps, seek second opinion from colleague, deal with running the business and matters Ted cqc, carry out professional development so that they are up to date when treating you, have a lunch break, have a few weeks holiday etc or was it just the 40 appointments? 40 appointments are considered very unsafe level. What you have described is way over 3 days work

I will just add, that my daughter’s surgery was not part of any American owned conglomerate. It was privately owned by the doctors who were partners.
She’s now a salaried GP at her surgery in NZ. I don’t think they can buy into the Practices there, but I might be wrong.

maddyone of course my mistake - I should not have been so personal but rather should ask if to anyone’s knowledge, what reimbursement happens when a GP partner resigns from a practice. For example, is the original price if you like reimbursed but with no interest or enhancement?

You did rather emphasise the financial aspects in one of your posts so I assumed wrongly that you would know.

GPS became business managers in 2004, if my memory is correct. Around the same time, team managers in local authority Children’s teams were given responsibility for the annual budget. I’d enjoyed management because we were focussed on improving practice, on clinical supervision. We were given no training or advice on budget management. I opted out and found a specialist senior practitioner role. Financially I was no worse off, in terms of my work, very happy

I don’t expect GPs had the option of avoiding budgets and managing big practices - unless they left general practice and became consultants? I realise I may be comparing apples and pears

No problem ronib, I only know what I know about GP Practice finances from whatever my daughter told me about her Practice. I certainly don’t know everything. I do make an effort to get my flu jab at my doctor’s because I know the Practice is paid for each vaccine given, and I prefer that to giving it to Boots who are owned by Americans I think. For the same reason I take up the offer of my asthma review and BP review. I know the Practice needs the money.

I think if the GPs take this action, it’s because it’s the only way to make the government realise that Practices need more funding. As GP salaries are not set by government, unlike hospital doctors, increased funding would not necessarily fund pay rises for the doctors, although I imagine that they would take a pay rise, just like everyone else does each year.