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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by smnrchrds on Saturday April 21, 2018 @08:29PM (#16894116)
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't doctors in the UK get paid a salary instead of the fee-for-service model prevalent in the US and Canada?
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by pmyteh on Sunday April 22, 2018 @03:32AM (#16895136)
For NHS hospital doctors (including heart surgeons) that's true. General practitioners may be salaried or equity partners (the system is largely by contract to doctors' offices rather than directly employed). There is also a small percentage of non-NHS private work, though this is mainly in routine elective work rather than high-risk heart surgery.
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