Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
421 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if the WestDoc service has been reviewed in the past number of months; if many complaints have been received by his Department or the Western Health Board regarding the WestDoc service; and his views on whether this service is running efficiently. [17689/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of general practitioner services for medical card holders, including the operation of out-of-hours co-operative services, lies with the chief executive officer of the relevant health board. The matter raised by the Deputy has been referred to the chief executive officer of the Western Health Board for investigation and direct reply. Information received by my Department suggests that the service is running effectively with a high level of patient satisfaction.
