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
Irish Rural Link Annual Conference & AGM 2025
Attending the Irish Rural Link Conference & AGM In Athlone – Health in Rural Ireland; Finding Innovative Solutions. Deputy Doctor Martin Daly and Prof Robert Scully addressing Irish Rural Link Conference
IMO GP Deal
Well done to Madeline Michael Padraic Susan Val and all at IMO on this and DMO breakthrough not forgetting Martin. As part of the 2023 IMO GP Deal, agreement was reached with the HSE on the provision of a locum service for single handed rural General Practitioners in receipt of