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Lifeisnoteasy

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I was diagnoised with Type 2 diabetis 6 years ago and have a doctor whom im dissatified with as his duty of care to me is absolutely awful.. She has the tendency to want to place me on insulin without trying several drugs to see which ones would be of a benefit to me. It took my daughter to intervene and report him that he changed one of my medications.

I am now on a 4mg of Avandia , which has a little effect , but feels this needs to be increased - My doctor who specialises in diabetis has not contacted me to see how i am coping with this drug. He refuses to refer me to a diabetis clinic, despite my pleas

Anyways i want to know does he get more money than - say an ordinary doctor to treat me ?
 
You need to get a referral to an Endocrinologist.
Your GP sounds like a total idiot ? A specialist in Diabetes - I don't think so.

If he/she will not refer you then go to a different GP and/or complain to the Practice Manager formally. If no joy there then complain to the local PCT.

Ken.
 
Consultants earn (before tax etc) about £100,000 and this usually involves on call work.

GP's earn (before tax etc) about £85,000 and can earn more if they do out of hours work.

This is for full timers.
 
Katharine
My Gp is listed as a consultant GP, does he get more?
 
If GP's comply with all the treatments and tests a diabetic needs they get several thousand pounds per doctor given to the practice by the government. My husband heard this on Five Live some time ago. He told me this after I told him how impressed I was by the standard of care diabetics get at our practice (all tests done without being requested, dietary advice from the nurse, regular check ups etc). I said perhaps one of the doctors has a particular interest in diabetes and he laughed and said no, they get shed loads of money for it! That sounds much more likely. They also have to get the diabetics on a statin and aspirin as well, hence the push for that. :) I am sorry your GP is so appalling. Could you try another practice?
 
Wow! GPs earn more than hospital consultants, bar heads of departments and surgeons.

A classmate from medical school is now a qualified GP after 3 years of training, working in the out of hours service in a hospital, and she's on roughly £90 000. The more she works, she can increase to £120 000.

I'm an orthopaedic registrar (I like the trauma surgery), and I work a lot of on call hours, and I earn £50 000, which when I'm qualified can increase to about the same as the out of hours GP.

GPs can be self-employed, and because they have to run a business their salary varies. Whereas a salaried GP is paid by the NHS and they earn a set amount, and can become 'consultant' GPs and sub-specialize in a certain aspect of primary care and as a result get paid more.

Anyway, I'd suggest that you find a new GP.
 
Hi,
If you dont trust your doctor change her, I sure as hell did and I told the pratice why no probs at all.
Graham1441 :twisted: :twisted:
 
Hi, diabetes care in the hands of GPs, my worst nightmares have come true :x I've had a few really lousy GPs in my time. When I was pregnant with my first child, we moved to a different London borough and I changed GP. On registering, and during an 'ante-natal' check, he asked me if I checked my own blood sugar at home; I had been type-1 on insulin for 2 1/2 years, and this was 1991! This doctor ran his own 'diabetic clinic'. Astounding. Sadly I don't think things have improved,4 my previous GP didn't appear to know the difference between type-1 and 2, and 4 years ago tried to restrict me to 2 fingerpricks a day. I had to meet with 3 doctors and the practice manager to argue my case,and justify my need to test more often. it was degrading and intimidating. For some people being a doctor is a vocation, bourne out of a desire to help people, sadly for others, it's about the money,and the status; the patients are just an after-thought and an inconvenience. But if a diabetic comes through the door the £ signs appear in front of their eyes!! I was threatened with de-registration with my last GP when I refused an eye test, which would have been detrimental to my vision, due to having lights shone in my eyes. I have RP, and am treated under Moorefields eye hosp; my GP knew this. He told me to have the test because the practice got extra funding if I 'complied'. He actually said "we all have to pay our school fees, don't we". My husband and I just stared at him in disbelief!
Of course there are also some doctors who are just incompetent and plain stupid - Whatever the reason, if you're not happy you need to change yours.
Jus
 
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