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Practices will receive virtually no help to prepare for what could be an exceptionally harsh Christmas, finds Carolyn Wickware
'When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras' - the old adage is well-known to GPs but what should you do when faced with a zebra, not a horse? Consultant cardiologist Professor Robert Tulloh and GP Dr Louise Tulloh kick off our new series with their advice on how to catch Kawasaki disease in general practice.
Dr Michael Dixon on the growing crisis in general practice, methods of increasing self care and why GPs are not to blame for the pressure on A&E departments.
Dr Dixon spoke with senior journalist Sofia Lind at the College of Medicine conference.
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Readers' comments (8)
Anonymous27 Jun 2013 9:31am
Response from the public:Good,serves you lazy fat cats right.You're still paid too much.Let's cut it more
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 9:51am
response from GP to public.
nobody is applying for the GP jobs now. a pay cut will make this worse.not my job to keep the show running at expense of my own sanity.
the NHS is nearing collapse
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 9:55am
Public response-the Partners have taken a pay cut if you read again its admin staff that are in the dole queue cut it more?????
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 10:08am
Yes. "I've had to reduce my drawings by 20%, and sack my receptionist." won't cause a rush of sympathy.
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 10:20am
yes ive cut my opening hours
yes ive cut appointments
yes ive cut all the things i used to do upaid like minor injuries, bandages and blood tests
yes ive cut the doctors appointment s
yes ive cut the nurses appointments
might on the other hand worry the public, and the other more expensive parts of the nhs that will have to pick up the slack, probably costing vastly more than the 65 poundds A YEAR we charge a single patinet for the whole service
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 10:43am
do not target receptionist who are not well paid and helped you through thick and thin and rely on this income for survival. gp income drop will not lead them to starve. gp is in such strong position to open lots of other avenue to increase income but staff have none.
hard working gp's may have no impact. .
nhs had many changes over years, i never had problem finding alternative source of income.
targeting staff is saying "i do not want want to cut my income,i will make you redundant"
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Anonymous27 Jun 2013 10:46am
amount of GP applicants if you cut pay -nil.
have you tried recruiting lately. I have
if you cut the pay of GPs they go abroad -(there is a massive shortage of GPs) and the practice shuts and everyone gets made redundant.It will be happening soon all over the country.
unfortunately , fair or not fair, that is the situation we are in
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Monty Zuma01 Jul 2013 11:40am
The thought that communities actually exist is questionable at least!
The current Government's disruption in the NHS, as well as the current Bedroom Tax, undermines anyone who is forced to move away from their support networks of years or even decades.
Nice thought but hopeless task!
Slight bleet... Sound quality poor and no lighting, & camera work second rate!
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