Who feels doctors are overpaid?

Dr House · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:22

I was talking to a friend who was complaining about doctors being over paid and I was wondering if this is the general feeling.

After finishing 5/6 years of medical school this is what a doctor will make:
F1 (first year) Doctor £21,862 (excusing any supplements for unsociable hours)

F2 (second year) Doctor £25 000 to £30 000 (excusing any supplements for unsociable hours)

After the first 2 years a doctor can expect to earn 30 to 50k until when reaching consultant level the pay jumps to 70 to 100k.

A salaried GP will make 50 to 70k and a Partner running his own practice can make anything from 70 to 150k depending on the size of his practice and the quality of care given.

This is a little old but still a good read:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1552011/Do-we-pay-our-doctors-too-much.html

Kennysevenfold · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:23

Of course they are, god i could tell people to quit smoking and drinking and send you on your way.!

*Kidding*

SideWinder · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:23

They have to know a lot about 'making people better' including drugs, treatments, the biology side of things etc. Plus they save lifes. So no, i don't think they are overpaid.

Glaucus · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:23

Nope. Huge expensive qualifications. Risks, potential work hours. I think there pay is totally deserved.

Just silly jealous people out there.

meghatronic · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:23

No. If anything I think junior doctors are underpaid.

RandomTom · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:24

I don't think they're overpaid. Good ones are a necessity.

Tefal · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:24

meghatronic said:
No. If anything I think junior doctors are underpaid.

lee32uk · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:24

SideWinder said:
They have to know a lot about 'making people better' including drugs, treatments, the biology side of things etc. Plus they save lifes. So no, i don't think they are overpaid.

manjuice · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:25

Footballers are overpaid.

MattandJet · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:26

GPs are overpaid but I'd rather them get overpaid than premiership footballers!

V4NT0M · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:26

idk, they may not seem to do much, but there's a lot of information to take in, remember and dish out correctly possibly with people's lives in your hands.

I agree on footballers though.

Voltar · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:26

Absolutely not.
They have to work hard through school to get AAA or AAB to get into a good med school. Then the years of study: out of all the students they have the longest hours and most responsibilities. What about the cost they incur to even get to being a doctor? Enormous to say the least.

I think Doctors and Nurses should be paid a lot more. They deserve it.

mac1st3 · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:27

next time you're ill, ask for the value brand doctor

Red and White · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:27

not at all. if there is one profession in the world that deserves a decent wage then its doctors. what are you thinking about?

MattandJet · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:28

Voltar said:
Absolutely not.
They have to work hard through school to get AAA or AAB to get into a good med school. Then the years of study: out of all the students they have the longest hours and most responsibilities. What about the cost they incur to even get to being a doctor? Enormous to say the least.

I think Doctors and Nurses should be paid a lot more. They deserve it.

What about other people that work hard at A Levels and do three years of a normal degree (i.e me in this instance)? Do we not deserve it?

Kobrakai · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:29

meghatronic said:
No. If anything I think junior doctors are underpaid.

manjuice · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:29

MattandJet said:
What about other people that work hard at A Levels and do three years of a normal degree (i.e me in this instance)? Do we not deserve it?

No.

Johnny Girth · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:29

I can't believe the pay is as little as that.

If it is then they certainly aren't overpaid!

Voltar · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:30

MattandJet said:
What about other people that work hard at A Levels and do three years of a normal degree (i.e me in this instance)? Do we not deserve it?

Or me for that matter? I did a 'normal degree' of four years but I don't decree that I should earn x amount or that I and others in my position deserve less.

I am saying that I believe that Doctors deserve a better wage. After all they are saving lives aren't they. Putting a price on life is quite sickening.

Red and White · 19 Jul 2009 at 14:30

MattandJet said:
What about other people that work hard at A Levels and do three years of a normal degree (i.e me in this instance)? Do we not deserve it?

a 3 year degree doesnt come close to what they do. every man and his dog can get a degree these days. medicine is so vast and complicated it blows my mind.