Deep End Ireland welcomes the Sláintecare report and its clear recognition of the inequalities faced by communities on the margins – either in deprived urban or isolated rural areas. We support the view that health care and more specifically, the new GP contract, needs to be cogniscent of providing and encouraging GP development in areas of high need. We strongly support the need for financial resource allocation tools that ensure an equitable distribution of resources and addresses health need rather than geographic location or ability to pay.

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