Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
468. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a general practitioner home visit service at Clonbrusk primary care centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, for persons who are not well enough to travel. [7121/17]
View answerUnder the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs must be available to provide services in their practice premises or by way of domiciliary visits, as appropriate, for their medical card and GP visit card patients, for 40 hours each week. They must also make arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum/deputy, for emergencies outside of these hours. It is a matter for the GP to decide whether it is appropriate to see the patient in his/her surgery or in the patient's home based on the clinical need, social and other circumstances in any particular case.
