Could free GP care be a reality in few years

Free GP care could be introduced for the entire population within three years at a maximum cost to the State of €880 million, according to new research. We ask could free GP care be a reality in a few years or is it merely a pipe dream. Pat discussed this with Denis McCauley Chairperson of the GP Sub Committee of the Irish Medical Organization and also Daragh Connolly, ExOfficio President of the Irish Pharmacy Union and Vice President of the International Pharmacists Federation.

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10.15 17 Jan 2023

Could free GP care be a reality in few years

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10.15 17 Jan 2023

Free GP care could be introduced for the entire population within three years at a maximum cost to the State of €880 million, according to new research.

We ask could free GP care be a reality in a few years or is it merely a pipe dream. Pat discussed this with Denis McCauley Chairperson of the GP Sub Committee of the Irish Medical Organization and also Daragh Connolly, ExOfficio President of the Irish Pharmacy Union and Vice President of the International Pharmacists Federation.