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15/11/2018
Provision Of Termination Contract Welcomed
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has welcomed the agreement with the Irish Medical Organisation on a contract for the provision of termination of pregnancy services in community settings.
The majority of terminations up to nine weeks gestation will take place in community settings.
This contract will be offered by the HSE to medical practitioners who express an interest in providing such services.
Minister Harris said: "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. It enables the HSE to offer the contract in sufficient time for doctors to consider its terms and, if they wish to take up the contract, to advise the HSE of this. I would like to acknowledge the constructive engagement by the IMO on this sensitive issue."
The Minister has separately approved the fees that will be payable to health contractors providing termination of pregnancy services in the community.
The fees are as follows:
• Patient's first consultation – €150
• Combined termination procedure and aftercare – €300.
The majority of terminations up to nine weeks gestation will take place in community settings.
This contract will be offered by the HSE to medical practitioners who express an interest in providing such services.
Minister Harris said: "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. It enables the HSE to offer the contract in sufficient time for doctors to consider its terms and, if they wish to take up the contract, to advise the HSE of this. I would like to acknowledge the constructive engagement by the IMO on this sensitive issue."
The Minister has separately approved the fees that will be payable to health contractors providing termination of pregnancy services in the community.
The fees are as follows:
• Patient's first consultation – €150
• Combined termination procedure and aftercare – €300.
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