On average, GPs are in touch with 41 patients a day either in their surgery, on a home visit, or by telephone or email. However, family doctors say they should deal with no more than 30 patients a day, in order to ensure proper care is given.
The predominant need is for GPs who are willing to work the full hours' range and to commit to a practice full-time. With the competition in the inner city suburbs being so fierce, GPs will typically see around 20 – 30 patients per day, depending on the model of the practice.
The European Union of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association (BMA) both recommend no more than 25 contacts per day, but practice lists have ballooned in recent years – from fewer than 7,000 patients on average in 2014 to 2015 to more than 9,000 now. At the same time the number of GPs has fallen.
Number of consultations: most General Practitioners see between 4-6 patients per hour.
The number of patients per fully qualified GP has rocketed to its highest-ever level, NHS figures reveal. There are now an average of 2,273 people scrambling for appointments with each family doctor – an increase of 15 per cent in five years.
Based on our latest GP salary survey (May 2023), the average GP salary in Australia is $334,000 for GPs who work 7 or more sessions per week (full-time). The annual General Practitioner salary for part-time GPs, working 6 sessions or less per week, amounts to an average of $164,000 pa.
In order to establish a minimum benchmark of appointment availability, it is recommended that practices provide a minimum of 70 GP appointments per week per 1000 patients (equivalent to 118 appointments per week per WTE GP).
The data showed that the average payment per registered payment has risen by £4.04 in the past year – up from £159.61 in 2020/21. The average payment per weighted patient has also risen slightly. It was £159.61 in 2020/21 and rose to £163.68 this year.
GP practices are paid on the basis of the number of patients on their list.
Surgeons sit at number 1 on the list on an average taxable income of $394,303 AUD. Followed by Anaesthetists at number 2 on $386,065 AUD, Internal Medicine Specialists at number 3 on $304,752 AUD and Psychiatrists ($235,558 AUD) and Other Medical Specialists ($222,933 AUD) at 5th and 6th.
A full time salaried GP contract is 9 sessions per week of 4 hours 10 mins each.
The number typically used when discussing the standard panel size for a primary care physician is 2500.
1 in 4 GP appointments potentially avoidable.
But UK GPs reported higher levels of emotional distress and bigger rises in workload than GPs in nearly all other countries. Some 71% of UK GPs said that they found their job “extremely” or “very stressful,” the highest of the 10 countries surveyed and similar to Germany (68%).
The medical practice as an investment
It is not unusual to see rates of return of more than 50%, and even 100% or more in some cases. If a GP borrows $100,000 against the security of their home and starts to earn an extra $50,000 a year profit, above their time reward, that is a 50% return on the GP's investment.
Find out what the average Doctor salary is
The average doctor salary in Australia is $165,750 per year or $85 per hour. Entry-level positions start at $122,508 per year, while most experienced workers make up to $285,532 per year.
Find out what the average Gp salary is
The average gp salary in Australia is $178,409 per year or $91.49 per hour. Entry-level positions start at $94,856 per year, while most experienced workers make up to $296,400 per year.
It's true that general practices are run as businesses. This is because, at the founding of the NHS, most GPs worked as individuals from their own homes, and it would have been very difficult to nationalise them. We still run as small businesses, but we have only one contract and that is with the NHS.
In practice, this means that they generally earn more than salaried GPs. The average income before tax for a GP partner working in the UK is approximately £140,000. As you can see, this is a significant increase on the £65,000-98,000 range for salaried doctors.
Wholly private GPs cannot issue NHS prescriptions but can only provide private prescriptions. NHS GPs on the other hand, cannot charge NHS patients for prescriptions but can charge private patients who are not on their NHS list for prescriptions.
The General Medical Council regulates doctors in the United Kingdom. They set standards, hold a register, quality assure education and investigate complaints.
Australia GP Salary
Rather than being paid a fixed GP salary, you will earn a percentage of billings. The income you receive will very much depend on the number of patients you see but also upon the complexity of the consultations.
The country provides 3.8 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.9 beds. Within the EU, 4.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents. With about 93,200 physicians in Australia, there are about 3.59 doctors per 1000 inhabitants.
Many Australians are fortunate to experience very good or excellent health and have few or no longterm health conditions. They might visit a GP once or twice a year or they may go the whole year without any visits. Overall, Australians see GPs 5.6 times per year on average.