A vital public message
Sir, – Your editorial quotes a survey of a random sample of citizens stating it found that “79 per cent of Irish people visited a GP in the previous 12 months, but this rose to nearly 90 per cent for holders of full medical card and GP visit cards. They also visited far more frequently” (“
You go on to assert: “This differential points to a significant number of people who are choosing not to visit their GP, and the most obvious explanation is the cost of a visit which can range from €45 to €65 or more”.
It is worth noting that my own practice has not increased a single price since 2019 – and that is widely reflected across our professional group, despite the aforementioned inflation and the impact of a global pandemic on small businesses such as ours. While it is regrettable that approaching 2025 we do not have a timeline for universal free GP care, it is also regrettable you missed a vital public message in this editorial.Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland trying to travel into Britain after crossing Border
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