I have been talking about this on here for YEARS and certain posters inc ones claiming to be hcps even gps have accused me of exaggerating and even lying!
Well now it's there in clear black and white in a mainstream publication!
It's an outrageous policy which does women a huge disservice.
It's a massive conflict of interest in my opinion straight off!
There are quite a number of threads/posts on here by women who've been manipulated into accepting insertion of the mirena coil in particular who've had an absolutely HORRENDOUS experience both of the coil and in terms of huge obstacles in getting it removed.
I found some "allusions" to this scheme in various medical publications (lots of "ifs buts and maybes" though) and to what I believe to be fact that there are further incentives to insert and NOT remove these devices.
I'm not saying they don't have their place, for some women they can work very well and can be very helpful
BUT the way the whole situation has been handled smacks of medical coercion, there's been a huge lack of honesty on the whole matter and some women have been physically harmed permanently.
The patients needs MUST be the priority at all times and as soon as you introduce financial incentives for anything medical I truly believe that goes out the window!
Medical misogyny generally is a massive problem not just in the Uk but certainly is a factor in primary care here.
There is also financial DISincentive to gps referring patients to specialists
My own personal history is of long undx endo, many years of suffering and loss (mc) before finally getting a dx basically by accident due to needing surgery for last mc and surgeon seeing it!
Unfortunately we are socialised "not to make a fuss" PLUS if you DARE to complain about a gps actions you can very easily find yourself "black balled" and struggling to be registered with one - again denied on here, officially not meant to happen but it can and does!
Makes me so angry