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‘No plans for mandatory private health insurance’

The Department of Health has denied claims that the Government is planning to force patients to purchase private health insurance for GP services.

IMO agrees not to seek collective service withdrawals

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IMO agrees not to seek collective service withdrawals
IMO warns some GPs may not be able to afford free care scheme

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IMO warns some GPs may not be able to afford free care scheme
GPs call for five times their funding to improve care

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GPs call for five times their funding to improve care

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Budget 2013 Health: Prescription charge U-turn ‘shameful’

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Govt urged to tackle obesity epidemic
Doctor-only cards to be available within weeks

DOCTOR-only medical cards, which were announced 10 months ago, should be available for use within weeks after the Department of Health and doctors sorted out their outstanding problems with the scheme yesterday.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2005

GPs may not implement new medical cards

OFFICIALS from the Department of Health are to meet with doctors’ leaders after GPs indicated that they may not co-operate with the introduction of doctor-only medical cards.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2005

100,000 less people have free healthcare

THE number of people with access to free medical care has dropped by almost 100,000 since the Coalition came to power.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2004

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