Doctors: Cuts to GP fees exceed stated 25%

A doctors organisation still maintains cuts imposed on GPs’ fees to stabilise the State’s finances are far greater than that claimed by the Department of Health.

A department briefing paper claimed the reductions to GP fees under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act (FEMPI) were just under 25%.

However, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) disputed the department’s claim, insisting the average cut across all GP services was 38%.