ICGP agrees heads with HSE over training transfer

The Board of the ICGP has agreed with the HSE the heads of agreement for the transfer of the responsibility of GP training to the College, with the parties signing a document on May 19 with a figure of approximately €8 million as the ‘funding envelope’ for a national GP training scheme, IMT reports. ICGP CEO Kieran Ryan last week told IMT that the next stage would involve the finalisation over the next few weeks of a service level agreement and contracts for the delivery of training. “We are working, the ICGP and the HSE, on getting that done before…