Results 1-7 of 7 for gp speaker:Vincent P Martin

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland - Public Policy, Economic Opportunities and Challenges: Discussion (7 Oct 2022)

Vincent P Martin: .... If we had alignment North and South - for example, in the health systems - it would be easier for a unification. However, it is not stroke of the pen alignment. We have proposed extending free GP cover in the South but the GP system is broken. Do we measure how effective it is in the economic strategies and analysis? It is okay in theory but would this closer alignment work in...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ..., on this day and at this time when this departure for the better happened. I hope we will revisit the matter next year and that these provisions will be incremental. Just as there was a willingness in bringing the doctors with us for the free GP surgery services for under fives and the medical card, this budget makes provision for children aged six and seven. If the Green Party has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...could be up to 160,000 people aged between 16 and 69 who are deemed to be at a high risk from Covid-19 because of serious illness. That is all very good. My question is how. These headlines put GPs into a tailspin, and there is great expectation, but there is no commensurate communication and consultation. The respected medical commentator and GP, Dr. Ilona Duffy, stated yesterday...

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Vincent P Martin: ...of the Minister of State. My second concern pertains to the Covid-19 assessment hubs. We know about testing centres, but the assessment hubs play a vital role after a full consultation with a GP. Many cases may not justify referral to an emergency department for further medical examination. As such, we set up assessment hubs for those with respiratory symptoms at the beginning of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2020)

Vincent P Martin: ...played by the Covid assessment hubs. They were opened throughout the country at the start of the pandemic to examine and assess patients, with possible Covid illness, in a safe and timely manner. GPs can refer patients with respiratory symptoms to assessment hubs that help GPs to keep their already busy surgeries as Covid-free as possible, as surgeries do not have the required cleaning...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2020)

Vincent P Martin: ...-out of the flu vaccine. Delivery of the flu vaccine has already been delayed and, worse still, the number of vaccines that some doctors have been told they will receive is tiny. I have spoken to GPs and pharmacists, one of whom has received 20 vaccines. One large GP practice received an initial delivery of 60 vaccines. GPs and pharmacists are correctly worried and perplexed about this...

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (24 Jul 2020)

Vincent P Martin: ...to universal healthcare. Who in their right mind would not support that? I will not engage in repetition where my fellow Senators have covered ground, but in essence we are expanding access to GPs and the healthcare system for more children on a phased basis. I am just concerned that this is almost like a parallel universe. As we strive in unanimity to reach that laudable, noble goal,...