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Tue 10 Oct 2009Lack of GPs threatens Ireland's future health
MEDICAL MATTERS:I HAVE long felt this country has suffered by way of not having a health policy think tank like the King’s Fund in Britain. Such an independent body would serve a valuable purpose in evaluating healthcare trends and by “test-driving” health policies brought forward by political parties, writes MUIRIS HOUSTON
We are fortunate, of course, to have the ESRI, but given its broad brief it would be unreasonable to expect it to focus on health matters. However, last week it produced a major report into future healthcare needs and demands.
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