Sir, –On Tuesday evening I received an email from my GP’s office informing that “effective Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, [their] standard private consultation fee will increase to €90 (from €80, August 2023). This 12.5 per cent “adjustment” was necessary due to “rising operational costs” (that vague “go-to reason” provided for price hikes these days) and more specifically due to “employing enough doctors to ensure they can continue offering their]same-day appointment service.” I was advised that this “level of accessibility is exceptionally rare in General Practice, and [they] remain fully committed to maintaining it for [their] patients”. Repeat prescriptions will increase...