Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2022
513. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently establish a high-level working group on future general practice, to help find innovative solutions, and work collectively to address shortages in the general practitioner-sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46991/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra514. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if general-practitioner training in business planning and management will be made available, particularly, GP training in setting-up and building group practices at community level, and where group practice is not viable or feasible; if the HSE will facilitate the ongoing support of such practices, enhancing practice collaboration and networking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra515. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will set up an initiative whereby it would work with the European Investment Bank to set-up a fund to provide low interest loans to groups of general practitioners to set-up primary care centres run by those GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46993/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of an academic general practitioner-career pathway to recruit, support and retain sufficient academic GPs to meet Ireland’s expanding primary care teaching, healthcare policy and research requirements, and to deliver high-quality evidence-based GP care to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46999/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 513 to 515, inclusive, and 521 together.
In accordance with the 2019 Agreement with GPs, the Department of Health and the HSE have commenced preparatory work on a strategic review of GP services to examine how best to ensure the provision of GP services in Ireland for the future. The review will examine the broad range of issues affecting general practice and will set out the measures necessary to improve the delivery of the GP services nationwide. It is anticipated that key stakeholder groups will provide an important contribution to the review and in determining the measures to be undertaken.
