Motion

Motion TitleSupport for Primary Care

Motion TextThat this Assembly recognises the critical role of primary care in the health and social care system; notes that primary care accounts for 95 percent of the care patients that will need throughout their lives; acknowledges that many people struggle to access services easily due to the unsustainable pressures faced by GPs; appreciates the need to tackle these unsustainable pressures through greater investment; further recognises the need to improve the recruitment, retention and training of GPs; supports the rollout of the multidisciplinary team model that has been shown to improve patient care and outcomes; calls on the Department of Health to increase investment in primary care; further calls on the Minister of Health to ensure thorough and transparent workforce planning; and calls on the Executive to ensure that the necessary funding and resources are put in place to improve the physical and digital infrastructure of primary care.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office01/07/2022