THREE out of four GP surgeries in Kilkenny city and country are full to capacity and cannot take on any new patients, according to a report published this morning. The country’s deepening GP crisis is highlighted in a new survey carried out by The Sunday Independent. As part of its investigation, the newspaper contacted a […]
KILKENNY has one of the lowest levels of GPs in the entire country. There are just 0.61 registered doctors per 1,000 people in the county, well over a third the recommended number, which is 1 per 1,000. The findings are contained in research published by the Medical Council last week. It undertook the research in […]