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The AGM of the Rural Island & Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (Incorporated as the Institute of Rural Health) is scheduled to start at 12.30 pm on Saturday 7th June 2025 in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone.  This is followed by the rescheduled Dr Paddy Cosgrove Golf Competition (sponsored by the

Ireland has been well served by their single-handed family doctors for generations, and the continuity of care has been second to none, and its great benefit proven by hard research. The ongoing difficulty is that single- handed GP practices are disappearing fast and inner city and more rural areas are

Thirty-five annual conferences later and in the spirit of Alma Alta, the Rural Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland (RIDDI) assert the right of Irish rural dwellers to enjoy optimal physical and mental health, in addition to economic and social wellbeing. In this regard and recognising that Irish rural medical

Converting single-handed practices to two-GP practices in remote areas could help alleviate the rural practice crisis Dr Jerry Cowley The health service is under serious pressure. Our Government struggles to cope with a jaw-dropping escalation of costs. A fairly recent visit to our local ED, where I found a multitude

Introduction The 19th World Rural Health Conference, hosted in rural Ireland and the University of Limerick, with over 650 participants coming from 40 countries and an additional 1,600 engaging online, has carefully considered how best rural communities can be empowered to improve their own health and the health of those around