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"I tried probably 30 GPs, I went to some in person, I tried everything"

GPs are warning that Ireland is not too far off a “major catastrophe in general practice” due to the shortage of GPs

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14.54 12 Nov 2021


"I tried probably 30 GPs, I went to some in person, I tried everything"


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14.54 12 Nov 2021


GPs are warning that Ireland is not too far off a “major catastrophe in general practice” due to the shortage of GPs. Andrea chats to Sophia from County Louth who struggled to find a GP, while pregnant and in need of access to prenatal care & hears from listeners

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