Authority takes legal action over IMO move to withdraw some GP services

The Competition Authority has launched legal action against the Irish Medical Organisation on foot of its refusal to reverse a decision to withdraw certain GP patient services in response to proposed cuts to fees.

After several days of grandstanding, during which the IMO missed two deadlines to comply with the demand to rescind its decision of Jul 8, the authority has now gone to court in an effort to force the union’s hand.

In a statement yesterday, the authority outlined what it is seeking through the High Court: