General practice is in crisis

FEMPI cuts in general practice need to be reversed, a new contract is required, and a ring-fenced €500m per year over five years needs to be put in place to address the crisis facing the specialty, argues NAGP Chairman Dr Andrew Jordan Where is general practice after eight years of ‘doing less with less’? FEMPI commenced in 2009 and unfortunately the Government singled out general practitioner services for the most drastic cuts of all. This decision has had disastrous consequences for the profession, and for patients. General practice and primary care were identified as the solution to the problems with…