executed in an these reviews the resources commissioning Support for the economic, equitable should include should pay groups to phasing out of all and ecological plans to deal nominal charges manage hospital tax relief on manner with problems for all medical groups payments to The Party has of access and services at Support the private committed to equity should be point-of-use of development of a healthcare and of outcomes in published those services comprehensive private health health and fairness The Party Reduction in public health insurance over in opportunities and supports the prescription nursing service to five years access to health reinstatement charge to 50c support services of distance A GP visit preventative €15 Support for codes that co-payment for healthcare ‘Health in all Policies’ reimburse GPs all persons over Prioritisation of principle which who look after 18 or out of environmental states that all major medical card education and community public policy patients in their Extend eligibility resources to initiatives should own homes and for free GP visits prevent mental indicate their impact the to a number of and physical on health through standardisation medical health problems the use of health of the granting conditions on The Green Party impact assessment of rural practice an annual basis supports the All healthcare should allowances over 5 years. integration of be provided equally The Green Party regardless of recognises that economic, social or health policy healthcare into cultural status must welcome publicly-funded and support healthcare diversity and systems where ensure that clinical evidence goods and of its services are effectiveness can offered in a be demonstrated and regulation of
executed in an economic, equitable and ecological manner The Party has committed to equity of outcomes in health and fairness in opportunities and access to health services Support for ‘Health in all Policies’ principle which states that all major public policy initiatives should indicate their impact on health through the use of health impact assessment All healthcare should be provided equally regardless of economic, social or cultural status these reviews should include plans to deal with problems of access and should be published The Party supports the reinstatement of distance codes that reimburse GPs who look after medical card patients in their own homes and the standardisation of the granting of rural practice allowances The Green Party recognises that health policy must welcome and support diversity and ensure that goods and services are offered in a the resources should pay nominal charges for all medical services at point-of-use of those services Reduction in prescription charge to 50c A €15 GP visit co-payment for all persons over 18 or out of education Extend eligibility for free GP visits to a number of medical conditions on an annual basis over 5 years. commissioning groups to manage hospital groups Support the development of a comprehensive public health nursing service to support preventative healthcare Prioritisation of environmental and community resources to prevent mental and physical health problems The Green Party supports the integration of healthcare into publicly-funded healthcare systems where clinical evidence of its effectiveness can be demonstrated and regulation of Support for the phasing out of all tax relief on payments to private healthcare and private health insurance over five years