Doctors discuss bid to oppose GP contract

Family doctors from across the West met in Galway last night as part of the continuing campaign to oppose the proposed new GP contract.

The large turnout also included TDs and senators who were told that the new contract — it aims to provide free care for children under six — would create more problems in general practice and push GPs into a further crisis.

The Galway meeting is the third of a series of nationwide gatherings by the National Association of General Practitioners aimed at extending the campaign of opposition to the new contract.