Please do one of you tell me where they get this commission from, I’m intrigued.
Maybe the GP was working from experience that although the pain wasn’t that bad at the time, he didnt want you coming back again the day later for painkillers… which would take up more NHS resources and cash.
“Doctors get lots of incentives, from drug companies and from the NHS, eg for hitting targets on immunisations and flu jabs.”
Really, again please explain… drug reps may visit a practice and try to influence a GP to prescribe his drugs, he may do this by taking him out for lunch etc, but no GP gets a direct commission from a drug rep FFS.
As for hitting targets, yes they get QOF payments to the practice, ok this is classed as additional income, but it is targeted around health needs not about lining the pockets of a GP