GPs are considering withdrawing from participation in primary care teams in protest at proposals by the Government to introduce new cuts in fees.
The Government announced in the budget in December that €70 million in cuts to professional fees in the health service were to be implemented.
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) said last night that its GP committee had strongly criticised the proposed cuts and warned they would decimate the capacity of general practice to the point where GPs would not be able to deliver on their existing service provision.
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