How Much Do Gps Get?

[allenlondon]

How much do GPs get per covid vaccination? I know flu jabs used to be a nice little earner, so how about covid?

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[New Judge]

My GPs practice has decided "not to participate" in the vaccination rollout, despite having adequate and suitable premises. But the partners are quite happy to schlep round the local care homes administering the jab at £10 a pop.

[chelle7272]

£12.58
https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4354

[Zacs-Master]

£12.58
https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/coronavirus/gps-to-be-paid-12-85-per-jab-as-details-set-out-for-covid-vaccination-campaign/?cmpredirect

https://www.gponline.com/pcns-receive-additional-payments-covid-19-vaccinations-care-homes/article/1703427

[New Judge]

So the home visits are probably £10 plus the £12.58. The question that really needs to be asked is why do GPs need payment at all (unless they are working extra hours). They have a surgery, they can only be doing one thing at a time (i.e. providing medical treatment) and if they're administering vaccinations they can't be doing anything else. So why the payment?

[emmie]

i had my vaccination done on a saturday at my surgery, though none of the usual doctors were in attendance.

[teacake44]

^^ Half the reason the surgeries are not open in some areas, to much easy money to be earned else were, including more so appearing on TV, if we are that short of medical staff/ doctors how come they have the time for the latter. ?

[chelle7272]

Our GP's are running weekend clinics between a group of them they have to pay staff and building overheads.
They get paid for administering flu vaccines why is this different?

[Sqad]

The G.P,s have a contract with the NHS negotiated with the BMA ( a mainly left wing organisation) which clearly outlines the fees for vaccinations.

[teacake44]

It beats me why the likes of Dr Hilary Jones has spent most of his career on GMB answering the same repeated questions from the public, more so over the last 12 months, considering the NHS is flat out and desperate for staff. Thinking about it, I think I know why, no I don't think, I know. :0)

[Paigntonian]

My last GP told me he earned £250,000 a year.

[barry1010]

I don't begrudge my GP a penny of how ever much he earns.

[teacake44]

^^ Why would he tell you that??

[douglas9401]

To relieve a nagging paign?

[chelle7272]

That seems very high, I know what the GP partners in the surgery in our building are on and it is nowhere near that, and they are higher than salaried GP's.

[davebro]

Google tells me £35k up to £120k. guess that depends on age/experience & whether a partner or not.

[Paigntonian]

Why did he tell me? We were having a chat in the boozer. Can't see why he'd lie.

[woofgang]

GP's are contractors. They have to supply and pay for their own support staff insurance, equipment, premises and so on. Yes they do alright but they have to earn it.

[teacake44]

^ No different to any other business costs really, accept that their business can't really fail.

[woofgang]

apparently they can and do http://www.pharmatimes.com/news/gp_surgery_closures_hit_all-time-high_last_year_1289671

[teacake44]

It as to be but into perspective, 140 last year is a drop in the ocean compared to other business ventures, that have gone bust in their thousands last year, and it appears from your link they have a investment support in place running into the millions.