> General Practice isn't ready for you just yet Danny........! ;)
>
> Salaried posts with attractive remuneration is often done for attracting
> GP's to work in less popular area's.
>
> Sadly I must confess that financial reasons were a big factor in entering
> general practice. I could earn a decent salary before the age of 30 and
work
> exactly where I wanted to.
>
> With a wife and kiddies, there was no other option.
>
> I did send a few applications to rotations in London - but imagine the
QOL-
> for a further 7 years!!. Sad fact is that "modern man" does have to make
> career choices based on personal circumstances.
>
> Frustrated? Yes, quite a bit, but BASICS and help on the MAP of the local
> amb ser just about keeps me sane....though for how much longer I don't
> know!!
>
> Anyway financially, an opthalmologist or gynae offer straightforward
career
> pathways and if you are half decent, guaranteed serious money that we can
> only dream of by winning the lottery!
>
> Regards Jeremy (GP/ BASICS)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Danny McGeehan <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 10:39 PM
> Subject: RE: We must be bonkers
>
>
> Colleagues
> No wonder we can't recruit into A & E. Today I was glancing through the
> jobs section of the BMJ and I jest not. There is a post advertised for a
> salaried GP required to work five mornings a week. No afternoons or
> on-call. No rushing out to see chest pains or scraping people off the M6.
> The salary is £40,000 a year. All you have to do is work a few afternoons
> more and you earn 30% more than an A & E consultant. The advantages are
> endless, no trolleys in the corridor, no kicking out drunks or getting
spat
> or pucked at.
> Our staff grades who have many years of experience often don't earn that
for
> 56 hours a week. Our working environment is far worse.
> Danny McGeehan
> Stafford
>
>
>
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|