Caught in the crossfire

As an independant contractor who has to fund their own retirement, is there anything else but contempt for another independant contractor who gets a tax-payer funded gold plated index linked pension of £50 to £60,000 (+?)pa and then complains about how badly they are treated? My advice to the Minister for Pampering Doctors (or is that 'of Health') is to withdraw the pension from all who strike about it

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CPD on the effects of a doctor's strike? Is that not scraping the barrel of dubious CPD entries? There is a never ending supply of real topics I already do not have the time to enter.

Could nt agree more!What happened to the Hipocratic oath??It is now patently clear that a major (if not THE major) motivation for GP s is simply greed.Sorry I dont accept this highly trained, 7 years blah blah blah palaver.I respect their knowledge and skill just as I would any other professionals but the last gang of idiots in Westminster turned their noses by offering ridiculous payments in parallel with decreasing responsibility.Hospital doctors in Aand E are the real hero s as they dont sit in comfortable security on a predictable 35 hour week with financial security for life that most could only dream of.
Highly trained pharmacists average a fraction of what GP s earn in parallel with hugely increased responsibility ...... and guess which direction that responsibility is offloaded from??

I'm just glad to be retired.GP's are amongst the greediest of all the health care professionals.My local surgery had 5 GP's none of whom worked more than 20 hours per week to fulfill the surgery's contracted hours .Lots of time on the golf course with the medical reps,I suppose.To suggest that pensions of 65-70£K is inadequate is,frankly,disgraceful.Us poor Pharmacists have to fund our pensions out of,as employees,our miserable salaries.I was fortunate to own my Pharmacy and bank a lump sum on selling.Although I paid massive amounts into a private pension,the resulting annuities would barely cover my living expenses.Thanks for that,you crook,Gordon Brown.For all you Pharmacists out there who are doing a fantastic job with little recognition,encourage your children,if you have them,never to choose Pharmacy as a career.My son,who majored in Mechanical Engineering,earned £35K pa at age 28 and now earns £60K+ at age 36 with plenty of opportunities to earn more.I rest my case.