Quote Originally Posted by christopher leigh View Post
Peter who do you think should pay for YOUR medical?
I think it has ALREADY been paid for, both by myself as a tax and NI payer for 40 years and by the PCT contract:Apparently as an over 45 years old, I should get "regular" checkups. As I have NEVER had one,and as the only examination the GP did was a Blood Pressure check, then surely that is part of a "regular" check up. the ONLY additional task for the GP was a signature on a form. Surely £10 should cover that.
I think the GP is guilty of 1) charging twice for the same service 2) charging what he feels like without reference to any overseeing body.
More than that I think the NHS should spend a few of its resources on PREVENTIVE care instead of all of it on people who have to wait till they are so ill they are almost beyond help, before they can get a look in.
Thanks to all those who have responded,yes I will forge future certificates,and yes I will take this up withe the BMA for the reasons stated above!