This Goverment's campaign to ditch the NHS completely is now well under way. Anyone reading this news story who thinks that it is a good idea to run clinics in (places like )Sainsburys, should look at the long term plans. No one will think was a good idea when GP surgeries close forvever (clearly this Government's objective) and these private companies start to charge for their wonderful services.

tedster, birmingham,

The GPs want to work to 'bankers' hours having pocketed the generous settlement they had from John Reid who was stupid enough to release them from 'after working hours' responsibility. As long as their mother goose BMA is fighting for them the GPs have no incentive to listen to their patients. So many GPs postings say about how they provide personal care for their patients which is not true in most cases as the average time a patient spends with a GP is about 6 mins, ahrdly enough time to listen to the patient's problem. GPs know wghere their patients live and this they will claim as personalised service.

Anything which breaks the monolpoly of the GP practice is welcome. If a free GP practice is held in ASDA or even in a church nearby I would go. It is a scandal that having paid so much of tax, I see GPs working heardly 4 days a week and that too from 9:00-5:00. John Reid sunk money in the NHS blackhole and there is nothing to show for it. It is time we went for French model.

Gary Smith, LONDON,

Having had the luck to be treated most of my life by complete professionals with only mine or my children's best interests at heart, I think GP opinion must be heard, however a house move projected us into the most awful healthcare I could have imagined. Before fighting for change to a new area, I would have willingly taken a tent and camped over night just to see a good medic. Nobody is saying much about PCT's and their overpaid management layers conveniently sweeping unsavoury matters under the carpet at the expense of leaky health funds.

mary foord brown, suffolk coastal,

Sundaram,

Good question - Its all about money, the doctors are happy to work out of hours as long as they get high rewards - I suspect the commercial arrangements from Sainsbury is much more attractive then opening in your own surgery. From the sainsbury view if it brings in more / different customers, its win / win for both the doctors and sainsbury. It will give the paitents what they need, but some people may end up spending more at sainsbury.

KP, Leicester, UK

I think this story provides some background to yesterday's headlines concerning the UK 'Brain Drain'. It is little wonder that 3.257 million Brits now live abroad, including 1.1 million highly educated professionals (many of them Doctors). Given the growing attitude of public contempt (primarily fostered by government spin and media collusion) towards public sector professionals, it is little wonder that many are leaving. It must be said that this phenomina probably has it's roots in the Thatcherite era, with the initial focus of abuse being the Teaching profession, but this attitude has only grown under the present administration. The only idea that our ruling 'elite' now seem to have is that of 'customer service', which is applied to every aspect of our lives no matter how appropriate. The concept of 'public service' has been the continued basis of understanding in most of the 'vocational' professions. As a society, we undermine that at our peril! Show some moral fibre!!

James, Dumfries, Scotland

Uhm... you make your appointment through your local surgery, which presumably means that they can access your records prior to said appointment and make sure that they are on hand. Sometimes seeing any doctor is better than seeing no doctor.

Louise, Edinburgh,

I work in the NHS and I think this will not work for very long.

DR RAZ, Norwich, Norfolk

What will the doctors be able to do without knowing a patient and not having the patients file or history can be an issue.

john, manchester,

How is the doctor at the supermarket going to access my medical records?
If my doctor has no time to see me in their own surgery how are they going to have time to see me in a supermarket?

Shan Morgain, Newport Wales, UK

"Doctors in Store. Dr Mohammed Jiva, who founded the concept, said he was convinced that it would take off. "
Was he not involved with NHS Direct some time ago?

Jim, Nantwich,

On the surface a good idea, but..........
sick people walking through a food shop?
Not sure about that.

Nick Foulser, Winchester, Hants

These doctors must have lost their brain to do this. Why cannt they see these patients in their own surgery if it is their registered patients and the appointments are booked by their own surgery? What next- follow the patients to the Pubs & toilets!

Sundaram, London,

This was originally a Fry & Laurie skit about M&S having school, hospital etc. Now comedy has become reality.
Ha, ha. Last white person in the UK, don't forget to turn off the lights.

Marino, Tunbridge Wells,