Shaping the Future: A discussion paper on the workforce & workload crisis in General Practice in Ireland.

Author: ICGP Working Group on Workforce Planning, Irish College of General Practitioners.

Publication Year: 2022

Contents

Introduction 3
Executive Summary 6
Summary of Proposed Solutions 7
PART ONE 9
What is General Practice and where does it belong in Irish Healthcare? 9
What is GP care? 10
PART TWO 14
Why do we have a General Practice workforce and workload crisis? 14
What does the shortage of GPs mean for patients? 17
PART THREE 18
General Practice is changing 18
The next generation of GPs will do things differently 19
PART FOUR 20
The Irish Healthcare Context 20
Sláintecare 23
Private Health Insurance & General Practice 24
PART FIVE 26
Potential solutions to the GP workforce & workload crisis 26
Conclusion 36
Appendices 37
References 46

Description

Shaping the Future: A discussion paper on the workforce & workload crisis in General Practice in Ireland.

Format	Download
Keywords	general practice, workforce, workforce planning
Publisher	Irish College of General Practitioners
Publication Date	14-Oct-22
Pages	50
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content, ICGP Resources