Re:UK ‘barking up wrong tree’ trying to get over-50s back to...
by pkaye on Monday February 20, 2023 @01:58PM
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I've heard their pension system penalizes older doctors with more taxes once they accumulate enough years so its better to retire at that point.
The other thing is junior doctors can't progress forward in their training and career as there is limited training slots for specialization. So they end up logjammed being in the low rung doing scutwork at little pay.
Also doctors pay has not kept up with inflation for the last decade. Right now what they really want is full pay restoration but the government isn't budging.
There is a Reddit subreddit where UK jr doctors chat about this stuff and its very enlightening.
Re:UK ‘barking up wrong tree’ trying to get over-50s back to...
by clocot on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:40AM
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Well now there are special companies that help people in recalculation of their pensions, such fines may be only for those people who absolutely do not watch their pension savings. And in this case competent specialists can always help, here read https://zashita.co.il/proverit-pensionnye-nakopleniya-v-izra... , I had something similar, but it was quickly resolved thanks to really smart and competent professionals
Doubling university places for medicine would be a very sensible move - but it'll take ~7 years before all the new medics are ready to practice. That's two elections in the future.
On the other hand, if you can tempt a retired doctor back into practice? They'll be treating people before the next election starts.
Of course, I doubt it'll work - wasn't the retired-doctors silver bullet already fired, during the pandemic?