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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners. The GP, the GP practice, or another legal entity providing the GP service concerned is the data controller for their patient's medical records. Accordingly, neither the Department of Health nor the HSE hold the requested information on GP visitations.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP, or the practice nurse on behalf of the GP, which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition. The HSE has advised GPs that where a blood test forms part of the investigation or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with  ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (24 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (19 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with  ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This procedure is covered under the GMS scheme. However, the clinical decision to remove a benign squamous papilloma as a minor surgical procedure in the GP surgery would rest with the GP who would consider the size, location etc. of the papilloma, the suitability of the facilities available and the suitability of the patient for the procedure. In the event that the GP decides to proceed...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 May 2011)

Róisín Shortall: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold medical cards or GP visit cards with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. Where blood tests form part of the investigation and necessary treatment of patients' symptoms or conditions, these should be provided free of charge to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: The introduction of GP care without fees to all people over 70 and all children under 6 years of age in 2015 represents a major step forward in improving access, quality and affordability of health care in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to the phased introduction of free GP care for all under-18s, subject to negotiations with GPs and noting the need for additional GPs to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1684 and 1685 together. Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept them as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area (or fewer if there are fewer GPs in the area) can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit which has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: ...issues facing general practice, including the difficulties in filling certain GMS vacancies. I would like to assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to the continued development of GP capacity to ensure that patients across the country continue to have access to GP services and has taken a number of measures to improve GP recruitment. The recent Agreement on GP contractual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs must be available to provide services in their practice premises or by way of domiciliary visits, as appropriate, for their medical card and GP visit card patients for 40 hours each week. They must also make arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum/deputy, for urgent cases outside of these hours. It is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 557 together. Persons who are eligible for GP care without charge under the Health Act 1970 are not subject to any co-payments or other charges in respect of such services. There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP which are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (8 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Partnership Government emphasises the need to focus on enhancing primary healthcare services, including building up GP capacity. There are currently 14 GP Specialist (Vocational) Training Programmes in operation in Ireland and doctors who wish to pursue GP training in Ireland may apply for a general practice training post in one of these programmes. At present, all GP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Oct 2013)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567, 568, 586, 587 and 593 together. The Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Stephen Donnelly: All children under the age of 6 are entitled to a GP visit card and therefore access to GP care without charges. As of the 1st of May, 249,882 children under 6 years hold a GP visit card and a further 81,489 hold a medical card. Furthermore, 13,479 children under 6 years in Local Health Office (LHO) Kildare/West Wicklow hold a GP visit card and 3,304 hold a medical card. It is not possible to...