Doctors say their campaign for reforming the Health Service may spread far beyond Clare.
It's been confirmed that a GP candidate WILL run in the general election in Clare – the candidate will be announced next week, after GPs said they've exhausted all other democratic means available to them in their bid to secure the return of support payments.
That's despite the promise of a package of measures "very shortly".
The Minister for Health says proposals aimed at improving conditions for GPs in rural or deprived areas will be announced in the coming days.
Leo Varadkar's comments last night came hours after the issue was raised in the Dáil, which heard that proposals on restoring distance coding and the rural GP allowance will come "very shortly."
Recent public meetings in Corofin have heard that the removal of supports has threatened the viability of rural GP services, and doctors vowed to field an election candidate if they're not restored within two weeks.
Today, they've confirmed that will occur, as one prominent figure in the campaign describes the government pledges as "rhetoric".
Ballyvaughan Dr Liam Glynn believes the GP candidate here could be the first of several throughout Ireland.
