Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Working Group on Access to Contraception: Discussion

Mr. Andrew Conlon:

I want to cut to the chase. The arguments that persuaded the group to put forward the recommendations we did were the importance of the continuity of care. The doctor and patient relationship is key to integrated health. We have mentioned the women's healthcare context a lot this morning already. There is evidence that regular visits by women to a GP seem to promote better health outcomes. Therefore, we would be reluctant, as a group-----

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