Written answers
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Department of Health
General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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135. To ask the Minister for Health the rights a person has when a general practitioner patient dispute occurs; if there are procedures in place to resolve these disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16833/18]
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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136. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can unilaterally decide to remove medical card patients that they deem difficult without a patient's ability to challenge this decision or have access to a process that will adjudicate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/18]
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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137. To ask the Minister for Health if the process of general practitioner removal of medical card patients from their list will be examined; if there are policies, structures and patient representation in place in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16835/18]
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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138. To ask the Minister for Health if there are statistics available regarding the number of medical card and private patients removed from general practitioner lists and the reasons for removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16836/18]
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that general practitioner patients have full rights and protection in patient general practitioner disputes including a right to challenge a general practitioner decision and to protect their good name, especially in relation to sourcing another general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16837/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 to 139, inclusive, together.
As these questions relate to operational matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
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