In article <000d01bda413$c9e7fdc0$5d4695c1@default>, owen dempsey
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>surely bridges are better approached from both ends
>
>fairs fair; i am in a non-dispensing practice and i worry, a bit, about
>the vested interests held by dispensing GPs when their prescribing is
>inextricably linked with profits.
When I was a dispensing doc - we used to have the annual Medical Advisor
from the HAs visit - conversation would go something like this.
MA - I've not come to talk about prescribing but......you have fairly
low generic prescribing figures don't you?
Us - we try to prescribe rationally
MA - Yes of course and that's really good - but it might look better if
you had higher generic figures perhaps?
Us - who are the second cheapest prescribers in the HA
MA - er..... you are
Us - well dont worry, we will try to maintain our current prescribing
habits then
MA er....
MA Bye then, thanks so much for coming, see you next year. Oh, if you
think we can be of any help advising other practices on prescribing then
please feel free to ask.
So yes our drugs were related to profits - so we focussed on our
prescribing - so we prescribed well - so we were cheap.
I can see no logical reason why dispensing should not happen at practice
level.
Come and get me.......
Cheers all :)
--
Jelly Bean
'When you get fed up surfing....
.....go find some waves'
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