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I was under the impression most UK doctors were basically employees of the NHS. What sort of structure calls for them to pay for upgrading software/equipment?
by nknighthb 12y ago
I was under the impression most UK doctors were basically employees of the NHS. What sort of structure calls for them to pay for upgrading software/equipment?
- allegory 12y agoNo - they get a budget from which they have to buy equipment from a supplier. They get to choose the supplier from a tender list and they get to pick the software they want to pay for. A GP is a private limited company usually that is paid by the NHS to accept patients. The structure is usually 2-3 GPs as directors (partners) and then they employ others. The NHS also pays them to look after student doctors. There are some exceptions where a GP rents a surgery or health center place from the health authority and gets equipment included but that's a rarity these days. All this is a complete flipping mess, inefficient and expensive but that's what happens when you privatise half of the health services. From experience as well, as I worked in that sector for a bit, GPs are total incompetent assholes. You're better going to a walk in center or a hospital with a walk in unit. They're not about saving every last penny of the bottom line then.