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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Your GP is paid to look after you whether you visit the practice or not.
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Am I right in understanding that, contrary to most folks' assumption, GPs are not and have never been 'part' of the NHS? Aren't they private businesses who contract to the NHS, in the same way that big companies like Amey now contract to County Council's to do highway works.
GPs have "had their mouths stuffed with gold" at least twice by Labour Governments, to provide services to the public. I'm not old enough to remember Nye Bevan being the first but it's pathetic that sixty-eight years on signs like the one above (closed all day!) is so common.