GP’s paid to give us swine flu jabs
Doctors in Birmingham are getting £5.25 for every Swine flu jab they dish out. If they vaccinate more than 90% of those deemed at risk in their area, this goes up to £7.88 per person jabbed. (I have visions of Diabetics, asthmatics and older people being rounded up in shopping centres to get the extra money!) This is being done by the Heart of Birmingham Primary Health Care Trust, according to Pulse magazine.
At a time when NHS funds are as stretched as ever, why on earth are we incentivising doctors to pump drugs into people?! Either someone needs a flu jab or they don’t. If they need one, give one. If they don’t, don’t. Either way – don’t pay doctors to administer drugs!
Surely you don’t need to be a consultant to a health service to know that this is mad at every level?
I was wondering if you could talk about vaccines for children? Or in general. Are they necessary? Are people who refuse them bad people/hurting the whole?
Hi Marisa
One of the most controversial topics out there! 99% of the information you will see will be pro-vaccine. Here’s one of the lead organisations on the anti-vaccine information to balance the debate slightly: http://www.westonaprice.org/uncategorized/wapf-position-on-vaccinations/
Best wishes – Zoe
p.s. timely post, as this was in the papers today http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3537962/Let-s-truth-Robert-Niro-says-autistic-son-changed-overnight-MMR-jab-insists-isn-t-anti-vaccine-just-pro-safe-vaccines.html