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Announcement of joint EU - IMF Programme for Ireland

  • 28-11-2010 9:31pm
    #1
    j.mcdrmd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭


    This was published this evening, under the "Competition" section, on:-

    www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Government_Press_Office/Government_Press_Releases_2010/Government_Statement_Announcement_of_joint_EU_IMF_Programme_for_Ireland.html

    "Government Statement - Announcement of joint EU - IMF Programme for Ireland

    Competition
    Removal of restrictions to competition in sheltered sectors including:
    *
    ………
    *
    Medical Profession:
    -******* eliminate restrictions on the number of GPs qualifying, remove restrictions on GPs wishing to treat public patients and restrictions on advertising.

    Pharmacy Profession:
    -******* ensure the recent elimination of the 50% mark-up paid for medicines under the State's Drugs Payments Scheme is enforced."


    Nothing about NCHD's as far as I can see. I have not had time to consider the implications.


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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    j.mcdrmd wrote: »
    *
    Medical Profession:
    -******* eliminate restrictions on the number of GPs qualifying, remove restrictions on GPs wishing to treat public patients and restrictions on advertising.

    Pharmacy Profession:
    -******* ensure the recent elimination of the 50% mark-up paid for medicines under the State's Drugs Payments Scheme is enforced."

    Interesting !
    The limit on GP's qualifying is government policy !!

    It's purely down to the number of funded training positions so if they want an unlimited number of trained GP's then they have to provide unlimited GP training positions...

    Simply not going to happen.

    And WRT pharmacies what they are suggesting is state controlled price fixing. Again not going to happen.

    I wonder what the point of this press release was........


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