Thomas Gould
Question:965. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who left employment, by county, in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16681/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
965. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who left employment, by county, in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16681/21]
View answerGeneral practitioners are private practitioners, while most hold a GMS contract with the HSE to provide medical services on its behalf to medical card and GP visit card holders without charge, they are not employed by the HSE. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the number of GMS GPs that have retired or otherwise vacated their GMS panel.