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Question about career as GP

  • 26-01-2012 2:54pm
    #1
    chanste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I was thinkninig alot about my career choices lately for after medical school and one of the front runners is that I will try get on the GP scheme after the intern year. I know this is competitive, and I've heard a lot is changing in the world of GP with regards to GMS schemes and so forth.

    So I was wondering what happens after the GP training itself is over. I mean I gather most people locum for a while, and maybe join an established practice somewhere. But if I'm honest I'm kind of concerned about the money. I see a GPs overheads as being huge, with memberships, insurance, staff, building plus assoc expenses, medical equipment, and all that before you even start looking at taxes, pensions and all that sort of stuff.

    So I guess I'm wondering if I locum and leave most of this to someone else what would be the going rate for a locum GP? If I join an established practice, what is the done thing? Do people usually just split the bills or is it still a "one GP working for another" sort of setup? Finally can someone give me an idea of how much it costs to actually run a practice because the figures I would be guessing with suggest nobody should be able to afford to run one. Appreciate any thoughts on this!


Comments

  • #2
    First Aid Ireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭First Aid Ireland


    I don't know much about being a GP. But I wouldn't worry about all those details right now. Career choices change a lot once you start working, as the world of medicine looks very different after you qualify. Plus things like locum rates and the demand for locums will change over time.

    The other thing is that there are quite a few experiences SHOs and above applying for the GP schemes, and it's quite competitive, so it may not be possible to get in straight after internship (though I'm sure people do that). I know SHOs with 18 months experience in a few different specialties applying for the next scheme, for example.

    Have you been arranging GP electives etc to prepare? The application forms for GP training in Ireland are apparently quite long and they want a fair bit of detail showing that you're committed to a career in primary care when you apply.


  • #3
    gaffer91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭gaffer91


    I just thought i'd give this thread a bit of a bump as its also a topic i'm quite interested in. If anyone could provide a general gross figure for a GP starting off in Ireland and what its projected rise would be I'd really appreciate it. I understand that things will probably change but a description of how it is at the moment would be great.


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