I am a Consultant General Surgeon with an interest in Breast Cancer.
The "meta-theme "of this site is "it is ridiculous to allow house prices/values to detach from reality."
Bring your child to me at 3 am having been pulled out of your car with a busted spleen because you fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a wedding. Then, at that point, we can negotiate on price-you say market forces.... think it through.... I get £5 per hour to save your son's life.... I don't ask that you sell your house, car , mortgage yourself for ever....... noble stuff.... I do expect some respect and a decent living... medics are not lawyers, accountants estate agents, financial advisers..........
BTW managers tell the DOH we are a law unto ourselves. The truth is these peope are the second raters who couldn't keep up through school and University. If I stop resisitng them (on your behalf), and ask "What would you like me to do and how do you suggest I do it?" an uncomfortable silence follows.
"I don't really know what you do."
They are on the gravy train, lying cheating and misrepresenting their usefulness while trousering your money! Straight up.
You can't manage what you don't understand. Period.
As for the money myths...........pleeeease!
30-40k per weekend. Why would ANYONE work during the week in the NHS if this were true????