Dr McDevitt said the review body had stated that an increase of 2.29% would be necessary to provide the recommended increase of 1% to GP pay and to cover the increased expenses of runninga GP practice.
They say doctors-in-training see primary care doctors on the front lines spending their days not only seeing a flood of patients but also dealing more with the insurance company bureaucracies, administrative overhead and related headaches that go along with runninga busy practice.