There are three points of conflict in how general practitioners receive income that are, I believe, at the centre of the internally inconsistent and often confused position in which we find ourselves.
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I am currently a part-time, contracted, percentage-of-fees-generated paid GP, as well as a salaried health service manager (having sampled full fee-for-service remuneration as a practice principal, salaried employment and mixed arrangements).