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Doctors cast doubt over plans for GP care

Doctors are warning that the government's plans for free GP care for children under 6 are putting pa...
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4:07 PM - 31 Jan 2014



Doctors cast doubt over plans...

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Doctors cast doubt over plans for GP care

TodayFM
TodayFM

4:07 PM - 31 Jan 2014



Doctors are warning that the government's plans for free GP care for children under 6 are putting patient safety at risk.

The Irish Medical Organisation says the government isn't working with GPs to make sure the scheme can be introduced properly.

The IMO met with officials from the HSE today - but say the meeting wasn't the form of negotiation they were hoping for.

Dr Ray Walley says other countries were given 10 times longer to introduce the same system that's now being proposed for Ireland:



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