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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (29 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: 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. The Programme for Partnership Government commits to increasing the number of GP training places to 259 places annually. In July 2016, the GP training intake increased from 157 to 172 places and the HSE's 2017 National Service Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are independent practitioners. 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 three GPs in the area can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (26 Jul 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: Medical Cards (25 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 212 together. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there are 2,549 GPs contracted to provide services under the GMS Scheme. Where a vacancy arises in a practice with a GMS contract, the HSE becomes actively involved in the recruitment process to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (23 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I am aware of reports of some general practitioners no longer accepting new patients. Where a medical card or GP visit card holder experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the HSE has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient list where the person has been removed from another GP's list or refused entry onto a GP's list, and the person has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (5 Jul 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 Practitioner Services Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: 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. The Programme for Partnership Government commits to increasing the number of GP training places to 259 places annually. In July 2016, the GP training intake increased from 157 to 172 places and the HSE's 2017 National Service Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (30 May 2017)

Simon Harris: There is no provision under the GP GMS 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 Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

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,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (7 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: There is no provision under the GP GMS 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 Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: There is no provision under the GP GMS 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 Practitioner Services (22 Nov 2023)

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,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jan 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: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...may vary. Patients looking to obtain information on phlebotomy services provided by their local hospital can contact the hospital concerned or the HSE Live service for information. Not all GP practices provide phlebotomy services (blood tests). Patients that hold a medical card or GP visit card who wish to change their GP, may make a request for transfer to the HSE. People who do not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Nov 2023)

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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (21 Mar 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: The PCRS Financial Management Reports are configured on the basis of age groups. The average cost of a Medical Card and GP Visit Card for the under 6's is included in the 0 - 4 years and 5 - 15 years categories. The data below represents the relevant indicative annualised costs for the period 2016. Indicative Annual Cost per card Age Group GP Visit Card GP Visit Card – GP Cost...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government 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. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government 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. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Kathleen Lynch: The Government 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. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The dates of meetings between officials of my Department and the GP representative organisation so far this year in respect of the extension of GP care without charges and GP issues are provided below.  Meetings were held in a variety of formats, both formal and informal and including one remote meeting. A range of GP related issues were discussed at various meetings including the...