[DonaldC]

If they don’t like working for the gov, can they still set up a private practice if they choose?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: If they don’t like working for the gov, can they still set up a private practice if they choose?

I asked the same questions to our Canadian friends. The answer in Canada is essentially “no” ( otherwise, why do people bother to come to the USA to get the treatment they need if they don;t want to wait? ).

I am not sure what the answer to the question is in the UK...

[Gen.Blather]

The answer is yes, apparently. But it appears to have the whazoo regulated out of it. The implication of the article below is that they also must work for the government medical system.

http://www.hospitaldr.co.uk/blogs/guidance/setting-up-in-private-practice-%E2%80%93-guidance-for-consultants

[originalbuckeye]

Yes. Look up ‘Harley Street doctors’. That is the street in London where many of the high flight private doctors have their practices.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“If they don�€™t like working for the gov, can they still set up a private practice if they choose?”

I think you have to fulfill a certain amount of ‘public’ practice hours each day or week, and ‘private’ patient hours come after this.