‘Since Covid the work has exploded’ – GP must close practice to new patients for first time in 40 years
3,927 people approved for a medical card or GP visit card last year could not get a practice to take them on
Dr Eamon Shanahan, president of the Irish College of General Practitioners. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Eilish O'Regan
It is a decision Dr Eamon Shanahan never thought he would have to take in his four decades as a GP.
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