It's not just about not being able to see a GP. They often just tell you that it's not a problem or refuse to give you anything, while private doctors know what the problem is immediately and give you treatment. The difference is really night and day. As an immigrant I have to pay for a surcharge to use the NHS and I feel like it's not worth me paying more than £600 a year for something that doesn't even help me.
I find it frustrating that the UK needs more GP's and specialists; the number of available posts each year do not even attempt to remedy this. High competition ratios across every post specialty.
all normal doctors left UK, and live and work in other countries where they are paid much more. Instead of financing ukraine and other british projects abroad which make elites richer, the money should be spent on keeping professionals and training new ones. I have 3 university degrees including MBA. I tried to apply for NHS jobs, but the requirements they put on job escription even for Bands 2 and 3 are ridicoulous, most require you to have healthcare experience. How about to provide this trainings, not only they pay small wages they require you to have all of those skills
Loads of GPs are unemployed now - replaced by cheaper poorer quality alternatives; there should be a ban on the Royal family and politicians recieving private healthcare
@@inbb510 disagree - would make the powers that be experience what joe public experience; private healthcare is not underused - please tell me what evidence there is of this ? popular private specialists can have long (not as long as NHS) waiting lists
@@AAA19999 , ok the politicians experience it and then what? Also that's a pretty asanine take as politicians, as much as we want to bash on them, if they get sick, the country will come to a standstill so that's why they are prioritised with healthcare. In Western Europe partially privatised hospitals are the norm (e.g. In France, 30 % of the hospitals are privatised but I'm not seeing this American style doomsday scenario occuring there but they have much quicker waiting times and health outcomes than that of the NHS). In the UK only 10% of people have private healthcare whereas in France it is 96% ( 30% of French do it mostly through by their employer) . Also, wouldn't it benefit the poor and people with chronic illness if I have better access to private healthcare where I can pay a one-off fee to get a one-off check up and not clog up the NHS waitlist???
@@AAA19999 private clinics have long waiting only because people are desperate and don't get a proper good quality fast care from NHS, they have no choice but to spend their savings on private doctors which are the same doctors that work for NHS (from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan).
Manage to get 1 since the Covid lockdown. My GP’s Practice Will only take calls on the day. If you can’t get one on the day you just have to start again the next day. The very fact we employ 2 out of 3 foreign trained GPs proves are education system has failed.
In a lot of places, it’s getting harder and harder to see an actual doctor. At my GP’s clinic, patients are mostly seen by a PA and occasionally by the doctor - usually, it’s a roll of the dice on who a patient sees on a given day. 🃏🎱🎲
I would add to this: a receptionist who answers the phone decides whether you will see GP or someone else in most cases. You call them, they ask what is your problem and then they say that all GPs are busy and you will be seen by the nurse or some therapist or someone who has no clue about health
Hi, i'm a 41 Australia woman and studied marketing back in my 20s in France, i moved back home at the age of 29 years old, and did a diploma of nutrition and now I'm throughout my second year of bachelor of nursing, in Australia we have the same essues and i'm shoked to see that Australia is in the top ladder of the list of avoiding mortality, i got into nursing to avoid that waiting time and heling my husband who became desabled thanks to our healthcare system (i'm not trying to affanding people, nor triggering anyone), the reality is so sad and sickening, i clicked into your video cause i'm thinking about becoming a PA in ireland (where it's less expensive) maybe the uk, do you think with your new labor PM the NHS policy would change? Or any benefits to the public in the following 3years? Thank you for your insights PS: our pharmacists has the right to prescribe or even change your gp prescription and for my sister experience they actually refuse to give her the same prescription they gave her a different prespective, she had to go and pay again her gp to get another prescription who was the same just so she can get her preventer! So....here's to the healthcare system 😢
1. Timewasters are ahead of you in the queue 2. Hospitals kick out work and reject referrals 3. The UK is free and instills no self care or responsibility in an "I want world" 4. Private clinics are hammering nhs GPs with their incomplete work 5. Nhs consultants are working privately, and some in the private wing of their nhs building, so the wait list remains at 6 months 6. Public are not charged for a DNA, so culprits book another ahead of you.
Excellent video. A few things about pharmacists. They’re generally not considered to be allied health professionals that’s more radiographers, paramedics etc. Second, the Pharmacy First service has just been launched where people can speak to their pharmacist and if appropriate be supplied medication such as antibiotics that would have previously required a prescription. You are right in saying that in a couple of years pharmacists will graduate with the ability to prescribe almost any prescription only medicine and many prescribe already. However they will require lots of mentorship and formal training like any other health professional before someone can turn up at a pharmacy and be given prescription only medication although there are many community pharmacists that do have their own prescription pad (a few in Wales).
I know this is months late but you are 100% correct in what you said, I'm a pharmacist myself and while pharmacy first is helping for certain conditions and pharmacists will be able to prescribe, it is not and will not make a difference firstly, because for some reason GP receptionists and 111 are referring patients to pharmacies even for things that do require POM's but cannot be given by a pharmacist which means patients are not getting treatment and secondly, while Pharmacists will be able to prescribe unless they have access to that's patients GP's system not counting private rx's
Valid views but I would change the wording to primary care team. Focusing on seeing a GP everytime is not going to happen and the UK needs to realise GP and primary care are not synonymous given the resources the government give it
The reason GPs are going part time is because more of them are women. It directly correlates: the stats are there for anyone who cares to look. Training time for is the same but output is lower. Obviously this is better than not having those GPs, but it's a inconvenient fact. This is why higher wages wont solve this, its not about pay. The same applies to dentistry.
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 NOOOO, this is such a small % of what you said. Low salary is the main driver, most sign up for shorter hours at NHS and longer hours at private clinics where they make more money. All UK doctors do that now. My gastroenterologist works at NHS outpatient only twice a week in the mornings, the rest of the week he works at the Circle (prev. BMI hospital) which is a private clinic. He wears Rolex watch and drives expensive car. Same as GPs, male or female
9 times out of 10 I just go to a pharmacy first anyway if I think (after some googling of the symptoms) that they would probably know what is wrong, and most of the time they could sort me out just as well as my GP (who is most likely just going to give me a prescription for something and send me to the pharmacy anyway). Are pharmacies generally underutilised as a primary healthcare option, and not considered by people as often as they should be?
It certainly seems to be the government's plan to use them as the 'front door' for primary healthcare, hopefully freeing up a lot of appointment slots for GPs to only deal with the more complex presentations. I think it has merit as a plan as something definitely needs to change...
Replacing GPs with "noctors" (non-doctors) should be a huge concern. I have to disagree with you Dr Ollie, it's not an answer to the crisis, it's worsening the crisis. Prescribing pharmacists, Physician's Assistants & Nurse Practitioners completely devalues the GP specialty and ignores the importance of a highly qualified consultation which reduces mortality and morbidity. I do appreciate you have noted the impossibility of a GP working "at the top of their scope", seeing the most difficult patients non-stop all day. A recent survey in New Zealand showed a GP spends 44% of their time non-face-to-face, with a full-time consulting GP doing 60-70-hour weeks in total. Without adequate funding the specialty is unsustainable, it must be made attractive and sustainable. Remember $1 spent in General Practice saves $13 downstream (Barbara Starfield).
It's not just about not being able to see a GP. They often just tell you that it's not a problem or refuse to give you anything, while private doctors know what the problem is immediately and give you treatment. The difference is really night and day. As an immigrant I have to pay for a surcharge to use the NHS and I feel like it's not worth me paying more than £600 a year for something that doesn't even help me.
I find it frustrating that the UK needs more GP's and specialists; the number of available posts each year do not even attempt to remedy this. High competition ratios across every post specialty.
all normal doctors left UK, and live and work in other countries where they are paid much more. Instead of financing ukraine and other british projects abroad which make elites richer, the money should be spent on keeping professionals and training new ones. I have 3 university degrees including MBA. I tried to apply for NHS jobs, but the requirements they put on job escription even for Bands 2 and 3 are ridicoulous, most require you to have healthcare experience. How about to provide this trainings, not only they pay small wages they require you to have all of those skills
I love these videos, the content is so insightful.
Thank you!
Loads of GPs are unemployed now - replaced by cheaper poorer quality alternatives; there should be a ban on the Royal family and politicians recieving private healthcare
That would change nothing.
The problem with this country is that we don't attempt to use existing capacity that is offered by private healthcare.
@@inbb510 disagree - would make the powers that be experience what joe public experience; private healthcare is not underused - please tell me what evidence there is of this ? popular private specialists can have long (not as long as NHS) waiting lists
@@AAA19999 , ok the politicians experience it and then what? Also that's a pretty asanine take as politicians, as much as we want to bash on them, if they get sick, the country will come to a standstill so that's why they are prioritised with healthcare. In Western Europe partially privatised hospitals are the norm (e.g. In France, 30 % of the hospitals are privatised but I'm not seeing this American style doomsday scenario occuring there but they have much quicker waiting times and health outcomes than that of the NHS).
In the UK only 10% of people have private healthcare whereas in France it is 96% ( 30% of French do it mostly through by their employer) .
Also, wouldn't it benefit the poor and people with chronic illness if I have better access to private healthcare where I can pay a one-off fee to get a one-off check up and not clog up the NHS waitlist???
@@AAA19999 private clinics have long waiting only because people are desperate and don't get a proper good quality fast care from NHS, they have no choice but to spend their savings on private doctors which are the same doctors that work for NHS (from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan).
Manage to get 1 since the Covid lockdown. My GP’s Practice Will only take calls on the day. If you can’t get one on the day you just have to start again the next day. The very fact we employ 2 out of 3 foreign trained GPs proves are education system has failed.
Honestly love your videos
In a lot of places, it’s getting harder and harder to see an actual doctor. At my GP’s clinic, patients are mostly seen by a PA and occasionally by the doctor - usually, it’s a roll of the dice on who a patient sees on a given day. 🃏🎱🎲
For sure, and I think that's likely a lot of peoples' experience across the country- very much in part due to the lack of GPs.
Where are you based out out interest ??? That your only seen by a PA
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 Manitoba, Canada.
I would add to this: a receptionist who answers the phone decides whether you will see GP or someone else in most cases. You call them, they ask what is your problem and then they say that all GPs are busy and you will be seen by the nurse or some therapist or someone who has no clue about health
Hi, i'm a 41 Australia woman and studied marketing back in my 20s in France, i moved back home at the age of 29 years old, and did a diploma of nutrition and now I'm throughout my second year of bachelor of nursing, in Australia we have the same essues and i'm shoked to see that Australia is in the top ladder of the list of avoiding mortality, i got into nursing to avoid that waiting time and heling my husband who became desabled thanks to our healthcare system (i'm not trying to affanding people, nor triggering anyone), the reality is so sad and sickening, i clicked into your video cause i'm thinking about becoming a PA in ireland (where it's less expensive) maybe the uk, do you think with your new labor PM the NHS policy would change? Or any benefits to the public in the following 3years? Thank you for your insights PS: our pharmacists has the right to prescribe or even change your gp prescription and for my sister experience they actually refuse to give her the same prescription they gave her a different prespective, she had to go and pay again her gp to get another prescription who was the same just so she can get her preventer! So....here's to the healthcare system 😢
1. Timewasters are ahead of you in the queue
2. Hospitals kick out work and reject referrals
3. The UK is free and instills no self care or responsibility in an "I want world"
4. Private clinics are hammering nhs GPs with their incomplete work
5. Nhs consultants are working privately, and some in the private wing of their nhs building, so the wait list remains at 6 months
6. Public are not charged for a DNA, so culprits book another ahead of you.
Excellent video. A few things about pharmacists. They’re generally not considered to be allied health professionals that’s more radiographers, paramedics etc. Second, the Pharmacy First service has just been launched where people can speak to their pharmacist and if appropriate be supplied medication such as antibiotics that would have previously required a prescription.
You are right in saying that in a couple of years pharmacists will graduate with the ability to prescribe almost any prescription only medicine and many prescribe already. However they will require lots of mentorship and formal training like any other health professional before someone can turn up at a pharmacy and be given prescription only medication although there are many community pharmacists that do have their own prescription pad (a few in Wales).
Brilliant, thank you for the insight.
I know this is months late but you are 100% correct in what you said, I'm a pharmacist myself and while pharmacy first is helping for certain conditions and pharmacists will be able to prescribe, it is not and will not make a difference firstly, because for some reason GP receptionists and 111 are referring patients to pharmacies even for things that do require POM's but cannot be given by a pharmacist which means patients are not getting treatment and secondly, while Pharmacists will be able to prescribe unless they have access to that's patients GP's system not counting private rx's
Valid views but I would change the wording to primary care team. Focusing on seeing a GP everytime is not going to happen and the UK needs to realise GP and primary care are not synonymous given the resources the government give it
The reason GPs are going part time is because more of them are women. It directly correlates: the stats are there for anyone who cares to look. Training time for is the same but output is lower. Obviously this is better than not having those GPs, but it's a inconvenient fact. This is why higher wages wont solve this, its not about pay. The same applies to dentistry.
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 NOOOO, this is such a small % of what you said. Low salary is the main driver, most sign up for shorter hours at NHS and longer hours at private clinics where they make more money. All UK doctors do that now. My gastroenterologist works at NHS outpatient only twice a week in the mornings, the rest of the week he works at the Circle (prev. BMI hospital) which is a private clinic. He wears Rolex watch and drives expensive car. Same as GPs, male or female
@@alvinasun8055 You're talking about consultants. I'd like to see the evidence that provincial GPs are working in private practice.
@@mrspoon6742 go find GPs that you can talk to and ask
9 times out of 10 I just go to a pharmacy first anyway if I think (after some googling of the symptoms) that they would probably know what is wrong, and most of the time they could sort me out just as well as my GP (who is most likely just going to give me a prescription for something and send me to the pharmacy anyway).
Are pharmacies generally underutilised as a primary healthcare option, and not considered by people as often as they should be?
It certainly seems to be the government's plan to use them as the 'front door' for primary healthcare, hopefully freeing up a lot of appointment slots for GPs to only deal with the more complex presentations. I think it has merit as a plan as something definitely needs to change...
What's a GP ???
You need deep pockets and a big bank account !
Replacing GPs with "noctors" (non-doctors) should be a huge concern. I have to disagree with you Dr Ollie, it's not an answer to the crisis, it's worsening the crisis. Prescribing pharmacists, Physician's Assistants & Nurse Practitioners completely devalues the GP specialty and ignores the importance of a highly qualified consultation which reduces mortality and morbidity. I do appreciate you have noted the impossibility of a GP working "at the top of their scope", seeing the most difficult patients non-stop all day. A recent survey in New Zealand showed a GP spends 44% of their time non-face-to-face, with a full-time consulting GP doing 60-70-hour weeks in total. Without adequate funding the specialty is unsustainable, it must be made attractive and sustainable. Remember $1 spent in General Practice saves $13 downstream (Barbara Starfield).
GPs shouldn't demand 90k salary. Doctors should prioritise patients wellbeing over prestige and high salary.