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GP organisation denies rejecting free GP care for under-sixes because of underpayment

One of the organisations representing the country's GPs has denied rejecting free GP care for und...
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17.23 3 Mar 2015


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GP organisation denies rejecting free GP care for under-sixes because of underpayment

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17.23 3 Mar 2015


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One of the organisations representing the country's GPs has denied rejecting free GP care for under-sixes because doctors won't be paid enough.

The government is expected to offer GPs €100 per year per child under the scheme, no matter how many times a child visits the doctor.

The National Association of General Practitioners represents 1,200 doctors in Ireland.

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It says children with serious and life-limiting illnesses should have free medical care, rather than giving cards to healthy children.

Chris Goody of the NAGP told The Last Word that rejecting the under-sixes scheme was not a way of looking for better pay.


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