33% reduction in provision of services for medical card patients
The National Association of General Practitioners said that there has been a 33% reduction in the provision of services for medial cards patients over the past three years.
The association is holding it's EGM in Portlaoise today, to discuss how the reduced spending is putting patients at risk.
The group is warning the Health Minister that Irish doctors are at breaking point and said nearly one in ten practices will have to close because of government cutbacks.
"We feel that there is no political appreciation of the effects of those reductions," said the chairman of the NAGP Andy Jordan.
