The HSE will write to GPs in the coming days seeking expressions of interest in taking up the new contract. The IMO said the new agreement involved the introduction of a stand-alone contract which allowed each GP to make an individual choice as to whether or not to provide the service. “Any GP who holds a conscientious objection will not be in any way compelled to participate in the contract,” the IMO said. Minister for Health Simon Harris welcomed the agreement with the doctors’ organisation on the new contract for provision of termination of pregnancy services in community settings. “The agreement of this contract is a significant step in the detailed preparations for the introduction of termination of pregnancy services at the beginning of January,” Mr Harris said.

Source: The Irish Times November 14, 2018 20:48 UTC