London GP surgeries accused of not paying all workers enough to live in the capital

There have been fresh calls for increased pay for GP surgery workers in the capital as some are earning less than £10.85 per hour.

Nurses, GP practise workers, and managers have taken the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic and been open throughout the pandemic.

A pay rise has been announced for NHS staff as a testament to their hard work.

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Despite this pay rise, it has been revealed by an independent audit of surgeries that some of those working in the capital’s GP’s are earning less than the London living wage.

Agency staff, receptionists, and cleaners are amongst those who won’t be receiving the pay rise and are paid under the living wage.

This is despite some GPs earning hundreds of thousands of pounds.

GP practices run as businesses, whose NHS income depends on the number and type of patients on their books and the services they provide.

The GP partners, who run each practice, pay salaried doctors, other staff and running costs from this income.

Doctors may manage a group of surgeries, with many thousands of patients, getting money from each one.

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Meanwhile 270 GPs in England and Wales have pensionable annual incomes above £200,000, the latest figures show.

Of these, 18 earned between £300,000 and £399,999, four received £400,000 to £499,999 and one was £500,000 to £599,999.

The unidentified highest earner was on more than £700,000.

There are also 7,447 GPs with incomes of £100,000 to £199,999, the NHS Business Services Authority said.

The revelations, disclosed under a Freedom of Information request, relate to the financial year 2018/19.

Anthony Johnson, lead organiser of Nurses United UK, said: ‘Nobody in the NHS should be earning £700,000 and it is frustrating that some GPs are playing the system like this.

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‘There is a big disparity between what these doctors are earning and what their staff are being paid.

‘Nurses working in GP practices typically earn less than those working in hospitals and have worse terms and conditions. I’d like to see this wage gap narrowed.’

Trust for London, campaign for increased pay in the capital, they said: “Although work is the most important route out of poverty, more and more poor households in the capital include someone who is working.

“21% of employed London residents were low-paid in 2017 – meaning that they earn less than the London Living Wage.

“This represents a 50% increase from the rate in 2007. We believe that paying a Living Wage is a positive step to help lift more Londoners out of poverty and improve their quality of life.”

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