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Doctors want free GP care for all, but insist some will pay

A GP representative says Irish doctors want free GP care for everyone. Yesterday the Taoiseach hi...
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08.37 9 May 2013


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Doctors want free GP care for all, but insist some will pay

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08.37 9 May 2013


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A GP representative says Irish doctors want free GP care for everyone.

Yesterday the Taoiseach hit back at suggestions that the scheme will be abandoned.

Enda Kenny said a review is being carried out into how it could be delivered, after it emerged implementing it just for those with long-term illnesses first would be bureaucratic and a legal "jungle".

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Dr. Ray Walley - Chairman of the GP Committee of the IMO - says doctors would support free healthcare at point of access for all, but someone will have to pay for it:

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