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Surgery poster on medical card services causes GP concern
A poster sent to GP surgeries nationwide in recent days which outlines services that are not covered by the medical card has met with mixed reaction from doctors. The poster, drawn up by the Irish...
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Dublin doctor earned over €700,000 from HSE for treating medical-card patients
Dr Andrew Jordan, who runs practices in Tallaght and Terenure, was paid €729,485 for seeing medical and GP card patients and in practice supports in 2011, according to the HSE. Dr Jordan also topped...
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Cancer patients face follow-up care costs
“The HSE is failing to fund or invest in cancer care services in general practice, thereby passing all costs onto patients including medical card patients,” said the IMO’s GP committee chairman, Dr Ray...
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Reilly says free GP care for all will be introduced by 2016
Minister for Health James Reilly has said he believes universal free GP care will be introduced by 2016. He also said he wants to start this process with the introduction of free GP care for children...
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IMO says ‘no contact’ over free child care GP plan
The Irish Medical Organisation said it is “incredulous” at the latest pronouncement as its members have still not been asked for their views over the possible change. “Over recent weeks Minister Reilly...
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Ray Walley on A&E services
Sir, – John Collins’s article on his experience of the Mater Hospital accident and emergency department (while attending recently with his mother) dramatically brought home the appalling state of the...
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Doctors warns GP services on brink of collapse
General practice (GP) services are in crisis and on the brink of collapse as resources are cut and workloads increased, doctors warned. The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) accused successive...
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Dr Ray Walley: Prescription charge nothing more than a moneymaker
Prescription charges could lead to people, particularly the least well-off in society, not filling necessary prescriptions,” said Dr James Reilly (speaking in opposition). The Health Minister has...
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IMO dismisses HSE publication of GMS payments as “a crass attempt to distort...
One family doctor’s practice received nearly €800,000 in fees and allowances under the medical card and general medical services schemes in 2012, according to official figures released last night by...
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GPs warn free care for under sixes by summer is ‘not achieveable’
The Government’s plan to introduce free GP care for children under age six from this summer is “not achievable” given the lack of progress to date, the Irish Medical Organisation has said. The chairman...
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