Dr. Ilona Duffy:

Although it must be said that, at all times, we welcome anything that will provide free GP care to all patients at the point of access. It is something we have agitated for and campaigned for over the years, but it must be done in a planned approach so that there are enough staff of all sorts, not only GPs but also practice and public health nurses. It is something we want because we want everybody to be able to come to us. We can do so much more and we know we can do it well because the evidence is there, but it must be planned and resourced.