Further FEMPI cut could close 8% of practices — NAGP

By Dara Gantly. Further cuts under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act could see the closure of up to 8 per cent of GP practices and result in patients being unable to access care locally, according to the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP). Executive Council member Dr Patrick Crowley warned that GP services were now at breaking point and the next round of FEMPI cuts at the hands of the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly — expected to take effect from July 1 — could see further reductions in the budget available to GPs…