A recent Department of Health analysis indicates a looming shortage of family doctors as current General Practitioners (GPs) retire, particularly in areas with increasing and aging populations like Cavan and Meath. The report underscores that half of the risk for GP service stability arises from single-handed surgeries, predominantly located in rural counties. It advocates for improved succession planning and incentives to attract new doctors, with optimistic projections of having sufficient GP graduates trained by 2030 to alleviate the issue.
Inadequate succession planning for retirement may be a risk to the stable supply of GP services in some areas, with single GP practices making up half of the risk group.
The report calls for better succession planning and more incentives for GPs in areas under most pressure.
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