Wondering what the average salary for a Gp is?

Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you know what the average salary for a general practitioner at the current time, and compared to other jobs is this better than most, thank you! :smile:

Reply 1

elmnick

it's better than most

Not bang up to date ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567887/Average-salary-for-a-GP-leaps-to-110000.html

Reply 3

al_habib

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i guess starting salary 4 junior dr. Is £20k p.a. Then Goes up 100k p.a. After 15 years in Gp.

Reply 4

username537823

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al_habib

i guess starting salary 4 junior dr. Is £20k p.a. Then Goes up 100k p.a. After 15 years in Gp.

wow after 15 years!!! do u no whether a gp is one of the highest salaries in the u.k?, and sorry last question, even if i went to a really good university like cambridge or oxford would i still be expected to only get 20,000 starting off?

Reply 5

username537823

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Mr M

Not bang up to date ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567887/Average-salary-for-a-GP-leaps-to-110000.html

Thank you sir, you know what the starting wage is? And on a different note, are you doing the answers for C1 OCR in january?

sreddy17

Thank you sir, you know what the starting wage is? And on a different note, are you doing the answers for C1 OCR in january?

Well most GPs are self-employed so there is no starting wage.

Some info here:

http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=553

Yes I will be doing C1 answers.

Reply 7

Disenchanted

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I know a girl whose mother is a GP, I'm pretty sure shes on over £100,000 pa.

Reply 8

GodspeedGehenna

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Six chickens per annum and a parker pen. A turkey for the xmas bonus. + whateva ya finds, ya keeps.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 9

Carpediemxx

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£53,781 to £81,158

the lay person's conception of doctor pay is exaggerated considerably

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 10

xulander

sreddy17

wow after 15 years!!! do u no whether a gp is one of the highest salaries in the u.k?, and sorry last question, even if i went to a really good university like cambridge or oxford would i still be expected to only get 20,000 starting off?

Medicine is Medicine, you learn the exact same things and have the exact same qualification no matter where you go be it Oxbridge or Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool etc.

You are simply known as Dr. and your wage is reflected by that, a doctor from oxbridge will earn the exact same as a doctor from anywhere else

Reply 11

username537823

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xulander

Medicine is Medicine, you learn the exact same things and have the exact same qualification no matter where you go be it Oxbridge or Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool etc.

You are simply known as Dr. and your wage is reflected by that, a doctor from oxbridge will earn the exact same as a doctor from anywhere else

Oh! ok thanks, that's interesting because I always believed that Oxbridge puts you a steap ahead of everyone else in terms of your degree. So what is the great thing about going to Oxbridge? Is it just the reputation?

Reply 12

Organ

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sreddy17

wow after 15 years!!! do u no whether a gp is one of the highest salaries in the u.k?, and sorry last question, even if i went to a really good university like cambridge or oxford would i still be expected to only get 20,000 starting off?

You can't be ******* serious :rolleyes:

I call troll...

OP

Organ

You can't be ******* serious :rolleyes:

hahaha what do you mean?

Reply 15

katyness

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sreddy17

wow after 15 years!!! do u no whether a gp is one of the highest salaries in the u.k?, and sorry last question, even if i went to a really good university like cambridge or oxford would i still be expected to only get 20,000 starting off?

I heard you would start off at higher salary but I never believed it...

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 16

Aj12

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sreddy17

wow after 15 years!!! do u no whether a gp is one of the highest salaries in the u.k?, and sorry last question, even if i went to a really good university like cambridge or oxford would i still be expected to only get 20,000 starting off?

If your going into medicine just for money I doubt you will make it.

Reply 17

vBison

Carpediemxx

£53,781 to £81,158

the lay person's conception of doctor pay is exaggerated considerably

This ^. My aunt is a gp and she's working part-time and hitting 20k. people honest to god just see their big houses and think they are on 100k.

a junior doctor is NOT on 20k at all, they are much lower. in fact a junior doctor earns ******* compared to other professions, and youre a consultant's bitch for how long?

GPs pay is RELATIVE to the community they are in, and the base pay they receive. if youre on the nhs youll recieve a base pay + additional pay worked out on how many in-house tests youve done and patients youve seen/ referrals/ hours etc. some gps get 60K some get 250k. but that 250k are the TOP gps and how many years theyve spent getting that is lightyears.

The main problem is people, like you, get hooked on the "100k". its been said the "drop-outs" from medicine become gps, because some barely diagnose correctly, and most are just referral agents. then people like you come along looking for easy cash and get it on the day (yes first time gps get WAY more than junior doctors) where juniour doctors still have to WORK upwards and study into their specialisation.

this makes gp quality care not so good. instead of thinking about pay, which you know youll get, think about the quality of service YOU can provide a human being. because its not just a cheque when your poor advice kills someone, its blood money. in medicine do NOT compare the money. unlike some jobs where money is the number 1 thing, there are a MILLION things (which the correct work experience should.. no WOULD have shown) before the paycheck.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 18

username537823

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Aj12

If your going into medicine just for money I doubt you will make it.

no its not like that! I'm just wondering what the best options are that are available.

Reply 19

vBison

Aj12

If your going into medicine just for money I doubt you will make it.

no a LOT of people do make it, sadly. but off in the interview gloat about bs experience. i mean like theyll do 2 ******* hours a WEEK for "5 months" and sell it off as theyve done 5 months work experience (which is indirectly not a porkie) when in reality all he will have done is 30 hours. thats why people who do experience like that do not know the hardships of a doctor, you making LIFE CHANGING decisions which may end a person life, or safe them, and the guilt that comes when a decision youve made goes (god forbid) wrong.

but they realise this stress in the hospital life, thats why they **** off to being a GP. GP will be a god job for him. sitting in a comfy office referring people to the hospital when he doesnt know the condition.

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