General practices are unhealthy financially

Re the letter from Jim Cosgrove (Letters, Jul 22).

General practices are unhealthy financially
Mon, 05 Aug, 2013 - 01:00
Letters

More businesses are failing. General practices are small businesses.

The perception that general practices are inured to the vicissitudes of the economy is wrong. The swingeing cuts imposed by governments since 2008 have damaged general practice.

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