Resident Doctors, GP Funding, and Tax Trivia: Medics Money Podcast Episode In this Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Medics’ Money podcast episode, resident doctors voice frustrations regarding pay and working conditions, leading to discussions of potential industrial action. Dr. Cyra Mackintosh shares her personal experience with stressful specialty applications and her upcoming move for a histopathology training post. The episode also features contributions from specialist medical accountant Andy Pow and Dr. Ed Cantelo, who highlight major issues in GP funding, discrepancies in government financial support, and unravel the recent news surrounding VAT on Premium Bonds and trade agreements.
An entertaining segment dives into VAT trivia, emphasising premium bond efficacy and the implications of NAO and McCloud pension judgments on doctors’ finances.
00:00 Introduction and Frustrations with the Government
01:08 Welcome to the Medics Money Podcast
01:32 Dr. Cyra Mackintosh’s Exciting News
04:51 Discussion on Resident Doctors’ Strike
15:43 Tax Trivia: VAT on Food and Medical Procedures
25:47 Pensions and McCloud Judgment Updates
27:59 Tax Refund Adjustments and Annual Allowance Charges
28:44 The Impact of Annual Allowance Tax on Doctors
30:03 Self-Identification for Annual Allowance Tax Refunds
31:11 Medics Money: Connecting Doctors to Specialist Advisors
32:57 UK-India Trade Agreement and National Insurance Exemptions
37:22 GP Funding and Contract Issues
46:07 Premium Bonds: Not an Investment
49:26 AISMA Conference and Final Thoughts
