Volume 1

International studies on the relation between the private & official practice of medicine with special reference to the prevention of disease / conducted for the Milbank Memorial Fund by Sir Arthur Newsholme.

  • Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943.
Date:
1931
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Credit: International studies on the relation between the private & official practice of medicine with special reference to the prevention of disease / conducted for the Milbank Memorial Fund by Sir Arthur Newsholme. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a further small amount accruing from invested savings of the society. These savings have decreased in recent years owing to reductions in public grants. Of the total contributions from members in 1929, 36,000 kroner were paid to doctors for home treatment and 19,000 kroner to hospitals, of which latter amount 12,300 kroner were paid to the local hospital. In 1930 the hospital expenses are likely to exceed 20,000 kroner. The payment for hospital treatment in the common wards for the insured is 4 kroner a day, half of this being paid by the town. The insured person, if he wishes to be treated in a private room, must pay the difference charged, also half the expense for treatment, including operations. Six local doctors are employed, giving fair choice of doctors for home treatment. The same doctor must be employed for a year, and an insured person wishing to change his doctor must give notice not later than July ist in each^ year. A Reconciliation Committee considers any difficulties that arise between doctors and insured. This committee contains one representative of the society, one of the doctors, and one of the local municipal council. doctors appear to be satisfied with their remunera- tion, and they renewed their contract last year on the same terms as three years ago. At that time all the societies in Jutland thought the doctors’ scale was too high and secured a reduction of 10 per cent. The doctors did not strenuously oppose this. One local doctor is stated to earn 18,000 kroner a year out of his insurance work for the local society. The remuneration to the other local insurance doctors averages about 8,000 kroner, one recently settled doctor earning 2,000 kroner from the society. From the Railway Employees’ Society, comprising about 150 members, two doctors earn about 500 kroner quarterly and receive free railway tickets. Two smaller societies comprise 260 and 1,200 members respectively. From local tax-books the following approximate figures of medical income are derived. They include income derived from private practice. Of course, no such information is obtainable for individual taxpayers.