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Originally Posted by Unregistered hang on. is the last post suggesting that the starting salary for doctors in the united kingdom is around £130000 per year? i'm sorry but that is simply not true at all. the starting salary for a newly qualified doctor is around the £30000 mark. a medical degree takes 5 years. the reasoning for this is that this is the amount of time it takes to learn what you need to practice as a doctor. simple really. |
The average wage for an established GP in Britain is around £98k. A consultant will earn circa £120k from the NHS but both GPs and Consultants also develop his/her private practice.
As for New Doctors, believe me they work much longer hours than 50/week for their £30k salary.