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Originally Posted by SolomonQ  i would probably expect a 50-50 on the £27 fee as the locum is the one doing all the work. its during an MUR where a community pharmacist is most likely to use his/her most advanced knowledge and expertise, on the part of the pharmacy contractors what are they exactally doing to deserve that £18.50p, while your happy with 8.50 after doing all the work. They are not going to decrease your workload by like 20 items are they.
im not acting greedy either but pharmacy contractors have to recognise that between pre-MUR and post-MUR times, the dispensing worload has not decreased, if anything it's increased. so although that 8.50 might sound decent for the 15 minutes one had to spend with the patient for the MUR, it's still unfair compared to how much the DoH has pledged to this process (£27).
This is a standard case of pharmacists generally undervaluing their expertise and knowledge, if one does a really good MUR for a patient not only will the pharmacy get the MUR fee they will also get a loyal patient/customer for life, what do you get? a measly 8.50!!! and i bet your happy with the too, bet your trilled really. But atleast ou asked for something, most would do it for free, im not saying deny a patient an MUR if they dont pay you, just that you dont have to put it on paper for the pharmacy contractors to gain from, while you dont get anything.
End of the day I hate employers who are exploitative of their employees. |
I don't think the people who control the money care whether it is a good MUR an average MUR or just a MUR... In this age of targets and numbers, I don't see being able to do a "really good MUR" as being a particular selling point, especially for an occasional locum. Any how if your MUR is "really good" are you trying to say its better that one done by any other MUR trained pharmacist? If so by what standard? Is it measurably good or better. Are you going to be there for follow up in a few months or years time?
I don't know the answers. I'll be the first to admit I have a tendency to tick boxes but really you need evidence that you can deliver before making such demands.
In addition don't forget the bussiness costs and overheads of the contractor. Even if you do the best MUR in the world you can't do it from your sitting room
paul