Supply and Demand of General Practice in Ireland
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Lisdoonvarna GP service ‘would be closed’ without support
A GP practice in Co Clare has avoided closure after a doctor agreed not to retire and to take over the service in Lisdoonvarna. The post had been advertised twice by the Health Service Executive but failed to attract any candidates. Click here for full story on RTE
Mayo faces a threat of GP shortages as family doctors in single practice retire, with difficulties in replacing them.
Mid West Today The county has a high proportion of single-practice GPs. Reasons for concern are raised in the General Practice in Ireland: An Analysis of Supply & Demand report, published this week. The paper was produced by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) at the Department of
GP ‘blackspots’ in parts of Mayo
A new report has highlighted parts of Mayo as ‘blackspots’ for medical services…
‘I was a rural GP for 40 years but now there’s no doctor willing to take over’
Dr Jerry Crowley identifies ‘inability to get locums’ as major problem Dr Jerry Cowley has delivered no fewer than seven babies whose mothers could not make it to hospital in time during his 40 years as a rural GP – but his type of family doctor’s practice is an endangered
AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) which is incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health CLG will take place in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone on 7th June 2025 at 12.30 pm.
You are cordially invited to attend the (in- person) AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) which is incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health CLG.AGM will take place in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone on 7th June 2025 at 12.30 pm. Agenda: Minutes of previous AGM