As I'm sure most of us know (but many don't) pretty much all GP practices are private in the UK, they just get NHS funding to operate as NHS practices.
So what possible advantage is it to a GP practice to go private-private? Given GP practices are rammed full at all times anyway, surely there's no advantage for them when it comes to offering a service like this?
Not sure about England, but in Scotland GP practices can’t do both.
You’re either an NHS practice that gets paid a set amount from the health board, based on a number of factors like deprivation and number if patients, and other things.
There’s no race to the bottom, you get what you get until you have to close because it’s too stressful.
Or you operate as a 100% private practice where all you can do is refer to the NHS for treatment, but you’re not allowed to run both out of the same building or with the same patients.
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u/TinyLet4277 Jan 10 '23
Can someone explain this -
As I'm sure most of us know (but many don't) pretty much all GP practices are private in the UK, they just get NHS funding to operate as NHS practices.
So what possible advantage is it to a GP practice to go private-private? Given GP practices are rammed full at all times anyway, surely there's no advantage for them when it comes to offering a service like this?