HSE primary care teams ‘a failed initiative’

Primary care teams developed by the HSE throughout the country have been deemed “a failed initiative” by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP).

In a submission to the Oireachtas joint committee on health on primary care expansion, as recommended in the Sláintecare Report, the ICGP says the shortcomings in the “well-intentioned’ primary care team process must be addressed.

Health Minister Simon Harris recently confirmed there would be a “continued focus” on the development of primary care centres and primary care teams.