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09/04/2015
IMO Reaches Agreement For The Provision Of GP Services To Under 6s
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO)has reached an agreement for the provision of GP Services to under 6s.
The agreement is with the Department of Health and the HSE on a number of key issues facing General Practice in Ireland.
The agreement reached today covers key areas including:
• A Contract for the provision of a GP Cycle of Care Programme for Diabetes in the Medical card and Doctor Visit Card population
• A Dispute Resolution Procedure that will apply across the GMS and Under 6 Contracts
• An extension of the GMS Contract on a voluntary basis to those GPs who wish to continue to practice to age 72
• The introduction of Flexible/Shared Contracts for those GPs who wish to share a whole time commitment
Dr Ray Walley, Chairman of the GP Committee of the IMO and incoming President of the organisation described the agreement as a significant first step in a process to get additional funds into General Practice to enable it to deliver on its potential to provide a service to patients that is sustainable, viable and deliverable. He said: "We have stopped the cycle of cutbacks and begun the process of bringing new resources into General Practice. We have more to achieve but we are committed to the development of a new GP Contract that is capable of delivering 21st Century GP Care to patients."
(CD/MH)
The agreement is with the Department of Health and the HSE on a number of key issues facing General Practice in Ireland.
The agreement reached today covers key areas including:
• A Contract for the provision of a GP Cycle of Care Programme for Diabetes in the Medical card and Doctor Visit Card population
• A Dispute Resolution Procedure that will apply across the GMS and Under 6 Contracts
• An extension of the GMS Contract on a voluntary basis to those GPs who wish to continue to practice to age 72
• The introduction of Flexible/Shared Contracts for those GPs who wish to share a whole time commitment
Dr Ray Walley, Chairman of the GP Committee of the IMO and incoming President of the organisation described the agreement as a significant first step in a process to get additional funds into General Practice to enable it to deliver on its potential to provide a service to patients that is sustainable, viable and deliverable. He said: "We have stopped the cycle of cutbacks and begun the process of bringing new resources into General Practice. We have more to achieve but we are committed to the development of a new GP Contract that is capable of delivering 21st Century GP Care to patients."
(CD/MH)
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