A north Clare GP has warned of a difficult winter ahead as legacy issues are compounded by the pandemic.
It comes as the Irish Medical Organisation says doctors are looking ahead with a sense of despair, as overcrowding and staffing issues at hospitals are compounded by both the pandemic and the HSE cyber attack.
Lahinch GP Dr Michael Kelleher, who’s a member of the IMO’s GP Committee says decades of underinvestment in the health service is being aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but insists it’s never too late to address the problem.
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He has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that it will take years to address the problem and is warning of a challenging winter ahead for both GPs and the hospital system.
