Assembly Committee Warns Primary Care Is “in Crisis” as Major Failings in GP Access Exposed

Assembly Committee warns primary care is “in crisis” as major failings in GP access exposed

Northern Ireland’s primary care system is “in crisis” and requires “urgent intervention” , according to a major new report from the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The Report on Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland outlines serious shortcomings in how patients access GP services and calls for radical reform of the system. The PAC report, based on evidence from health organisations, the Department of Health …

RCGPNI welcomes PAC report but warns access will not improve without funding

RCGPNI welcomes the Publication of the Public Account Committee’s “Report on access to General Practice in Northern Ireland” but warns improved access is impossible without funding.