David Cullinane
Ceist:1646. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing a structured care programme for general practice. [29880/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 June 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
The Deputy will be aware of the GP Chronic Disease Management (CDM) programme which commenced in 2020 and which involves the ongoing monitoring of patients’ conditions. Under the programme, patients with one or more of the specified chronic conditions receive two scheduled reviews with their GP and practice nurse in a 12-month period. These reviews include patient education, preventative care, medication review, physical examination, investigations, and an individual care plan. The CDM programme also includes case finding and an annual preventive visit for patients identified with high risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes. It is expected that over 430,000 people will benefit under this programme when it is fully rolled out in 2023 at an estimated annual cost of €80 million.
The cost of the provision of additional structured programmes would depend on a range of issues, such as the number of patients involved, the nature of the programme (the number of visits required, GP/nurse time involved, etc.) and would be subject to agreement on the respective fees to be paid to general practitioners.