Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed)
Mr. Fran Thompson:
There are four GP systems out there from two vendors. One vendor has about 95% of the market. All GPs and their systems have now been provided with the IHI. They received it initially for all public patients through PCRS and they are currently receiving it for private patients. That is fairly well completed in all GP surgeries. Most GPs have that completed now. GPs are the bedrock of the system and most of the electronic, up-to-date information about patients is held by GPs. This includes prescription information, data on a patient's last visit to the GP and so on. We will be utilising that information in both the app and the shared summary care record. That will provide both the patient and any treating clinician with the most up-to-date information. We see GPs as being really key to that.
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