Surgeons are to be paid bonuses based on the number of lives they save, in radical plans being drawn up by hospitals across Britain. For the first time, they will receive performance-related pay according to the results they achieve on the operating table, with levels dependent on how well patients recover. Patients' groups said those facing surgery would be "horrified" by the proposals and questioned why doctors should be paid a premium for fulfilling their basic duty.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Doc: It's ok, your gonna live... Check please!
I know I am pretty hard on the medical care system here in the states... but how friggin bad is it in the UK. (How bad is it?) It's so friggin bad that surgeons are given bonuses if their patients live. WTF is that all about? Thou shall not allow your patient to DIE cause the bonuses will stop? I guess its time to amend the Hippocratic oath to read "I will saw in a strait line as long as the cash is rolling in."
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The good old British National Health Service !!!
Family doctors are going the same way ... you now have to know 6 weeks in advance if you are going to be ill if you want to see your own doctor ... or you see a different doctor every time ... and then ... because most are now Trusts, you can't guarantee you'll get the best treatment for your complaint because if the medication is expensive it goes against the trust if they prescribe it ... it's GREAT being British !!!!
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