A Clare GP is urging the Government to accelerate recruitment measures amid a surge in local patient numbers.
It follows a new report from the Journal, which shows that on average the population of every catchment area in the country has grown by 100 people.
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It also shows that Clare has one GP for every 1,470 people living here, which is the seventh lowest ratio nationwide.
Lahinch-based IMO GP Committee Member Dr Michael Kelleher has been telling Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan that special incentives are needed for rural areas.
You can listen to the full interview here:
