Listened to lots of discussion of this on the news this morning
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4917454.stm
And, TBH, all I could think was "so what?" Yeah, they seem to be missing the point (in my recent experience). I have no problem with GPs being paid that much money (or nurses etc etc). What does bother me is that it appears to be a reward for reducing their service levels, measured only by tick boxes. At my local docs, they proudly declare that they are giving people appointments "within 24 hours" of calling up. The fact that if there are none that day, you need to try and get through the next day and if there's no spaces....is just not mentioned. Need to make an appointment in the future for a non-emergency? Tough.
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