Author Topic: Flu jab directive for poultry keepers. (Read 3018 times)

Taters · « **on:** October 23, 2009, 04:45:15 pm »

My son helps out on a farm rather than helping me ( probably as he gets paid cash by the farmer ). He has now come home with a letter from the farmer stating he needs a flu jab due to working with poultry and this is apparently a requirement for people working with poultry. Is anyone on here aware of this requirement?

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2009, 04:49:40 pm »

Ask Defra, they'll know

jameslindsay · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2009, 05:08:15 pm »

Remember your GP surgery gets paid approx £5 or £6 for every vacination they give. So, it is in their interest to go out shouting that certain categories of people must get the jab. No thanks for me!

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2009, 06:07:29 pm »

thats there to protect the hens. imagine the cost if they all had to be culled. up to you and your son have the jab or not. but its the farmers right to protect his birds.

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2009, 06:32:23 pm »

Quote from: jameslindsay on October 23, 2009, 05:08:15 pm

Remember your GP surgery gets paid approx £5 or £6 for every vacination they give. So, it is in their interest to go out shouting that certain categories of people must get the jab. No thanks for me!

Not sure if that is still the case, James. Remember most of the the GP contracts changed onto a salaried or contract system in 2005. I'll ask my son-in-law when they come home from their hols.

jameslindsay · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2009, 06:49:14 pm »

Quote from: doganjo on October 23, 2009, 06:32:23 pm

Quote from: jameslindsay on October 23, 2009, 05:08:15 pm
Remember your GP surgery gets paid approx £5 or £6 for every vacination they give. So, it is in their interest to go out shouting that certain categories of people must get the jab. No thanks for me!

Not sure if that is still the case, James. Remember most of the the GP contracts changed onto a salaried or contract system in 2005. I'll ask my son-in-law when they come home from their hols.

Pretty sure I am right on this one Annie. Don't even know who told me, my friend is a GP possibly it was him. Interesting what your son in law says.

doganjo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2009, 08:39:13 pm »

I used to work In Practitioner Services - Internal Audit department. I audited the accounts of Inducement Doctors who had to submit their annual expenses so that they could have a top up payment above the normal claims. When I retired the new GP contract was about to be put into place, except for inducement GPs for whom the system was not to change. I must admit I didn't pay much attention after I left - but found this just now, so you could be right about non-salaried GPs. My understanding when I was in teh NHS was that the Practices were to claim fromt eh PCT for all services provided whatever they are, and the GPs were to be paid a salary, but as I said it's along time since I worked there :
This page describes the pay for doctors from 1st April 2009
General practitioners
Many general practitioners (GPs) are self employed and hold contracts, either on their own or as part of a partnership, with their local primary care trust (PCT). The profit of GPs varies according to the services they provide for their patients and the way they choose to provide these services.

Salaried GPs employed directly by PCTs earn between £53,249 to £80,354, dependent on, among other factors, length of service and experience.

harry · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2009, 08:59:23 pm »

i got one of those letters, dont think i will have it as i had one 30 years ago and had the worst winter for colds etc ever, dont know if theyve improved, but i thought we were all going to get swine flu this year not bird flu?