Average GP now works 3.5 days per week

[Hulkster]

And only 1 in 20 trainees plan on working fully time:

Average GP now works 3.5 days a week - and just one in 20 trainees plans to do the job full-time

Thats wimmim in the work place for you, I suppose.

 

[cornish mackem]

The most that I know that any GP works in the surgeries is 8 sessions.

That’s 0800-1830 for 4 days

 

[box2box]

Thought GPs worked crazy hours with all the paper work etc.....

 

[Wilfy]

Sure I saw something about the average GP will have made the maximum pension contributions by age 52 so a lot of them will stop working as GP’s when they hit that.

 

[luvulongtime]

tbh listening to old women droning on about their waterworks or their bottom boards dropping out is enough to make anyone want to retire at 52

 

[cornish mackem]

Thought GPs worked crazy hours with all the paper work etc.....

They will work more hours than they get paid for but the silly hours stopped when their contracts changed a few years ago. They at one time did out of hours then a normal surgery but not now. Out of hours is done by another provider in most areas.

 

[peachy]

The job is so stressful, I don't blame them working less than full time.

 

[Frijj]

Thought GPs worked crazy hours with all the paper work etc.....

Well we can’t see the full article or the findings of whatever survey or research was carried out for this.

I know from my own personal experience that GPs do work outside of their consultation room, e.g. they attend meetings and the like.

So does this article say they work 0.7FTE or are they doing other work the other 1.5 days?

Does this include paperwork? Home visits? Training days?

Both the OP and the Telegraph have a reputation for being disingenuous so it’ll be interesting to see the full article.

 

[The Butcher]

Doctors waiting rooms in the North east have never been emptier.

 

[Pop]

I don’t know anyone earning 70k+ who will only work their contracted hours.

 

[PTR]

The job is so stressful, I don't blame them working less than full time.

This.

I'm all for doctors not being shattered when people need their help. As long as we train enough of them to provide enough cover.

 

[dangermows]

Tories

 

[PhilSAFC]

Makes sense

 

[Frijj]

I don’t know anyone earning 70k+ who will only work their contracted hours.

I’m sure of plenty GPs do.

£70k is what, agenda for change band 8 so I’m sure there’s NHS managers who work only their contracted and are on about that.

 

[Hammer]

Sure I saw something about the average GP will have made the maximum pension contributions by age 52 so a lot of them will stop working as GP’s when they hit that.

Was a direct result of the pension changes Osborne made. Hundreds of experienced GPs retired practically overnight as there was so little incentive for them to continue working.

 

[Wilfy]

Was a direct result of the pension changes Osborne made. Hundreds of experienced GPs retired practically overnight as there was so little incentive for them to continue working.

Aye that was it. Bet most will just do private work when they hit that point.

 

[Hulkster]

If you are on £100k pa, taxed at 40% and can't pay anymore into your pension you had may as well reduce your hours I suppose.

 

[ErichZann]

They are paid so well working part time is sufficient.

 

[AndrewP]

I’m sure of plenty GPs do.

£70k is what, agenda for change band 8 so I’m sure there’s NHS managers who work only their contracted and are on about that.

Here's the statman.

 

[Pop]

I’m sure of plenty GPs do.

£70k is what, agenda for change band 8 so I’m sure there’s NHS managers who work only their contracted and are on about that.

I thought the NHS was at breaking point?

Was a direct result of the pension changes Osborne made. Hundreds of experienced GPs retired practically overnight as there was so little incentive for them to continue working.

Government gives tax cuts to the rich, people moan, government taxes the rich more, people moan.