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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 7303613" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>The government allowed GP's to negotiate their contracts and agreed to the present situation. As it stands there is no obligation for any GP to do any out of hours work, no obligation to visit care homes to do consults, no obligation to do anything except weekday work (the bulk of GPs will work maximum of 4 days a week in practice). GPs (and consultants) in the UK I understand now earn more than their peers in any European country.</p><p></p><p>Out of hours work now tends to be done by GP's who work on a locum basis or on contract, I believe most of them are driven around in a specific car by a driver, too. I know of one guy who did it for years, doesn't actually live in the UK- he flew over to the UK for a month at a time, worked and then went back to his house abroad for a while until he came back to work for another month. Being non-UK resident of course he pays no tax here.</p><p></p><p>Some GPs have complained their lives are dull and lonely, and that is understandable given that they are not under any commitment to ever leave their office. I would have thought the out of hours bit and visiting schools, care homes or doing bits for sporting teams or the MOD or HMP would have added some variety to their vocation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 7303613, member: 54866"] The government allowed GP's to negotiate their contracts and agreed to the present situation. As it stands there is no obligation for any GP to do any out of hours work, no obligation to visit care homes to do consults, no obligation to do anything except weekday work (the bulk of GPs will work maximum of 4 days a week in practice). GPs (and consultants) in the UK I understand now earn more than their peers in any European country. Out of hours work now tends to be done by GP's who work on a locum basis or on contract, I believe most of them are driven around in a specific car by a driver, too. I know of one guy who did it for years, doesn't actually live in the UK- he flew over to the UK for a month at a time, worked and then went back to his house abroad for a while until he came back to work for another month. Being non-UK resident of course he pays no tax here. Some GPs have complained their lives are dull and lonely, and that is understandable given that they are not under any commitment to ever leave their office. I would have thought the out of hours bit and visiting schools, care homes or doing bits for sporting teams or the MOD or HMP would have added some variety to their vocation. [/QUOTE]
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