The cost of visiting your doctor could go down, as part of negotiations on a new GP contract.
A new report on GP and primary care services finds more care must move away from hospitals for cost and patient reasons.
We've listened to voices of patients, GPs and future GPs to inform this report @SimonHarrisTD pic.twitter.com/o6IpPoyOYY
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) November 13, 2017
The report says the current system is fragmented, poorly developed and unfair.
Juliette Gash reports;
Waiting lists can be slashed with a move towards primary care, according to the Health Minister.
A new report on GP and Primary Care found that our system, which is dominated by Hospital Care, is becoming unaffordable.
The report also found that 90 percent of the thousands surveyed were satisfied with their last GP visit.
Health Minister Simon Harris gave an example in Castlebar where the situation has shown huge reductions in wait times;
In Mayo today to open new Primary Care Centre in Castlebar. Look at how the wait for x-rays has effectively collapsed as a result of installing an x-ray facility in this primary care centre (under governance of Mayo Uni Hospital). This is what a real shift to primary care can do pic.twitter.com/8BdCfUTdfd
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) November 10, 2017
