No change in issuing of medical cards for 40 years

Your recent article (Nov 11), ‘Parents rally over withdrawal of vital Supports,’ said the HSE had insisted that there had been “no alteration in the guidelines” for the allocation of medical cards.

There has been confusion over this matter and, for the sake of accuracy, I wish to clarify.

There has been no change to policy, regarding the issuing of medical cards, since 1970/1971. As the policy stands, a person can access general practitioner and surgical services without undue hardship.