Access to rural healthcare under threat as GP profession ‘unviable’


Access to healthcare in rural areas will be badly affected as Ireland’s ageing GP population retires.
That’s according to the National Association of General Practitioners, which says dwindling funding’s made the profession unviable for new entrants.
It plans a protest next week, and is warning patients there may be disruption to services.
Dr Matt O’Toole, head of the NAGP, says there’s a crisis on the way:

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