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Competition in primary care in Ireland

Author: Purcell, D.; McHugh, D.;Trinity College Dublin

Publication Year: 2010

Contents

Introduction
Healthcare and markets - mutually exclusive?
GPs in Ireland: a quick overview
Restrictions on competition among GPs in Ireland: What the Competition Authority found
Problem Area 1: State contracts to treat public patients
Problem Area 2: Access to GP training programmes
Problem Area 3: Advertising by GPs
Concluding comments

Description

Presented at Taking the Temperature: Competition in Healthcare, Co-operation and Competition
Panel Conference, London, 16th September 2010

Format Download
Keywords advertising, contracts, statistics, training, general practice
Publisher Trinity College Dublin
Classification general practice
Pages 22
Categories: Irish Content
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