Independent contractors not salaried GPs

IMO GP Chairman Dr Padraig McGarry sets out the IMO’s position on the prospect of salaried GPs — a move the union believes could be both foolish and reckless for GPs and their patients There has been much discussion of late of the possibility of salaried GPs, contracted centrally to the HSE and working directly as employees of the Executive to deliver GP services. It seems clear to this GP that the independent contractor GP model is the gold standard. It is recognised internationally as the best model of general practice delivery and is favoured by most developed health systems.…