Restrictions possible for free under-sixes GP scheme; doctors raise workload concern

Restrictions may be introduced for some children under the free GP care scheme, because of concerns from GPs about the extra workload they have had to take on.

Restrictions possible for free under-sixes GP scheme; doctors raise workload concern

Restrictions may be introduced for some children under the free GP care scheme, because of concerns from GPs about the extra workload they have had to take on.

According to the Sunday Independent, the Government is looking at the idea of a €5 charge for parents of six to 12-year-olds, or a cap of four appointments a year.

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