mmm, daily mail and GP's. wot they think of me if i was a high-earning, 
black, asylum-seeking, muslim GP?


>From: Paul Bromley <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: GP-UK <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Daily Mail yesterday - Patricia Hewitt & OOH
>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:01:11 +0000
>
>Yes I've just read the thread and found the comments from those
>outside healthcare depressing. The papers are always onto a winner if
>they mention greedy GPs and the old chestnut of attractice access
>times. How come no other profession is expeted to be available outside
>of normal working times? If I want to see my bank manager, solicitor
>dentist, or even GP I expect to go at a time that THEY can see me.
>
>What the general polpualtion need to realise is that an 'open all
>hours 24/7 system' would cost bigstyle in money and manpoower. If I am
>flying somewhere I expect the pilot to have been well rested - the
>same should be expected of those providing health care. We can all
>think back to the 'bad old days' when the phone rang at 3 in the
>morning (having been busy during the evening and then disturbed at 1
>and 2), and we felt too knackered to move.
>
>As we all know, one of the things that the new contract highlighted
>was the TRUE cost of OOH. We were always paid a derisory rate to
>provide this ( and I for a time paid an inordinate amount to get rid
>of it - i.e. it cost us a lot more to pay others to do it for us.)
>
>I considered giving a history lesson regarding this on the Daily Mail
>list, but life is too short and I enjoy my time off more these days.
>
>--
>Best Wishes
>
>Paul Bromley
>
>www.floridaholidayvilla.biz
>Superb Villa in Orlando with own pool - Free Internet & International
>Phonecalls.
>
>
>On 31/01/07, John Clegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>I would despair at the quality of thinking of DM readers, except I never
>>thought it was up to much anyway!
>>
>>
>>On 31/01/07, Dr Laurie Miles < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Here's the link (watch word wrap):
>> >
>> >
>>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=432319&in_page_id=1770
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > There are 57 replies so far…
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Laurie Miles
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> >
>> > > From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Bromley
>> >
>> > > Sent: 31 January 2007 2:26 pm
>> >
>> > > To: [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> > > Subject: [GP-UK] Daily Mail yesterday - Patricia Hewitt & OOH
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > Saw a quick glimpse of this yesterday in the mail on a newstand and
>> >
>> > > hoped to read it online, but could not find it. Basically I think it
>> >
>> > > implied that within the contract engotiations they were talking about
>> >
>> > > OOH in some way being introduced!
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > Can anyone update on this story and where did the information come
>> >
>> > > from. If from PH is there a reference to what she was saying.? It
>> >
>> > > amazes me that they make our contract so 'flexible' and keep 
>>expecting
>> >
>> > > us to accept it being heavily modified. I hope our Negs shoot this 
>>one
>> >
>> > > down immediately - I ain't doing any more OOH work. I used to work 
>>for
>> >
>> > > the local co-ops here, but stopped as no incentive with tax etc. If
>> >
>> > > they are trying to get it back into our contracts it can only be
>> >
>> > > becuase they hope to pay us less.
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > --
>> >
>> > > Best Wishes
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > Paul Bromley
>> >
>> > >
>> >
>> > > www.floridaholidayvilla.biz
>> >
>> > > Superb Villa in Orlando with own pool - Free Internet & International
>> >
>> > > Phonecalls.
>> >
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>--
>Best Wishes
>
>Paul Bromley
>
>www.floridaholidayvilla.biz
>Superb Villa in Orlando with own pool - Free Internet & International
>Phonecalls.

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