Dr. Mary Favier:

On the issue of prejudice, it is well established that Travellers experience prejudice and racism in our society. It is well established that they experience it in all aspects of society, particularly in institutions and in the delivery of care. I am sure it is also their experience in general practice.

I would like to think that from a general practice point of view, because we tend to be embedded in communities, we know people for extended periods of time. We know their histories and we know their context, and therefore it is less likely to be an issue, but I cannot say that it does not happen. We need to accept reality and focus on ways that we can potentially change it. In terms of ways we can change it, the committee spoke about the health action plan. We would ask from a general practice point of view that it would be integrated clearly into a primary care and general practice setting and that we would not have this silo, with a glossy brochure, and where implementation would not just be integrated-----