Entrepreneurs wanted for the NOT polyclinics

Posted by: Witch Doctor | May 6, 2008

Entrepreneurs wanted for the NOT polyclinics

POLY IS DEAD!

You’ve been delving into the DOH website, My Black Cat?

You’ve found a document on polyclinics where the word “polyclinic” is not mentioned?

“Health Centre” is what your looking for, My Black Cat.

Remember we decided a few weeks ago they would ditch the “polyclinic” word. It was becoming troublesome.

You want to know the meaning of “entrepreneur, My Black Cat?

It’s all to do with judgment and business and investment and risk and money.

Making money.

Lots of money. The aim of most entrepreneurs is to become rich I think. Although some will deny this, of course.

Here are a few definitions:

“A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.”

“One who assumes the financial risk of starting and operating a business venture. Usually carries the connotation of being creative, self-motivated, and visionary

“One who assumes the financial risk of the initiation, operation and management of a given business or undertaking.”

STRENGTHENING FAMILY DOCTOR SERVICES

Why do they keep talking about money for GPs, My Black Cat?

“Twelve new GP practices will be set up in some of the more poorly served areas in England. A consultation will also shortly be launched with the BMA on a proposed £105 million investment in existing GP practices to further expand clinical services and to improve access for patients, as well as the implementation of the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body annual recommendations for GP pay.”

“The first practices are expected to be open to patients in less than a year’s time. Primary Care Trusts will work with clinicians and the public to develop patient services that reflect local needs and then look to potential providers to come forward with innovative proposals for the new practices.”

“We will also be consulting on proposals to invest an extra £105 million in family doctor services to improve clinical services and care to patients, deliver better access and improve the responsiveness of GP services, and implement the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body annual recommendations for GP pay.”

“The Doctors and Dentists Review Body recommendations for 2008/09 saw an increase of 2.7% in payments to GP practices for providing core services known as the Global Sum. Taking account of the cost of expenses and the planned impact to correct factor payments would equate to a 0.2% increase in GP earnings.”

Get out the abacus and work out how much of a rise the GP’s will get, My Black Cat?

£100,000 =100%
£10,000 = 10%
£1000 = 1%
£100 = 0.1%
£200 = 0.2%

Less Tax?

You don’t get it, My Black Cat?

Neither do I.

“The 152 health centres we are opening in towns and cities are funded with new money and will sit alongside traditional general practice as an option for patients who want very easy evening and weekend access to their GP.

The clients!

“Improving access to primary care is also a key priority if we are to deliver more personalised care that meets the needs of individuals and communities, especially those in more disadvantaged or deprived areas. Evidence shows there is a direct link between low numbers of GP surgeries and poor health within a community.

Altruism?

Smokescreen!

“This is not just about building extra primary care capacity but developing high-quality, responsive services with a strong focus on prevention. This is a great opportunity for entrepreneurial GPs as well as social enterprises, voluntary organisations and the independent sector to develop innovative services for patients.”

Doctors in the UK made a decision not to be entrepreneurs when they entered medicine. MBChB is the wrong degree for entrepreneurs.

Now, they don’t get it.

Do they, My Black Cat?