On the other hand, performance of family doctors is often poor, salaries in medical professions are low and the system is fraught with internal politics.
performance of family doctors is often poor, salaries in medical professions are low and
That’s good! Routine procedures should be done at low cost.
In the US, doctors get huge salaries, which is nice for them, and not nice for everyone else.
Performance may be poor—but compared to what? If routine services are cheap, quick, easy to get, then you can move on to specialized care as needed.
(I sometimes feel kind of sorry for the family doctors, whose work is completely routinized. In the US, non-physicians such as nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants sometimes do this work. But as a system, this works nicely for the patients.)
On the other hand, performance of family doctors is often poor, salaries in medical professions are low and the system is fraught with internal politics.
That’s good! Routine procedures should be done at low cost.
In the US, doctors get huge salaries, which is nice for them, and not nice for everyone else.
Performance may be poor—but compared to what? If routine services are cheap, quick, easy to get, then you can move on to specialized care as needed.
(I sometimes feel kind of sorry for the family doctors, whose work is completely routinized. In the US, non-physicians such as nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants sometimes do this work. But as a system, this works nicely for the patients.)