Action against free U6 GP care dropped

A High Court action opposing free GP care for under-sixes has been withdrawn for “tactical” reasons.

The case, brought by Clare GP Yvonne Williams, was backed by the National Association of General Practitioners. However, the association received legal advice last Sunday that it was increasingly unlikely the case would succeed and losing would prove costly.

Dr Williams was seeking to preserve the existing GMS contract and her main argument had been the forced removal of her existing under-six patients.