Dr. Edel McGinnity:

On things that could take place in general practice that are currently done in hospitals, we concentrated a lot on diagnostics, but there is huge expertise among the GP community. In my practice, we insert a lot of Mirena coils. It costs a fortune to perform such insertions in a hospital setting. We take referrals from other practices in the area to do it. We have a GP colleague in Blanchardstown who takes referrals - when he is funded - for minor surgeries such as those involving the removal of skin lesions. That is incredibly cost-effective compared to sending the person involved to hospital. There are lots of services such as that which GPs can provide if we get the-----