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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Ceisteanna (1848)

Seán Sherlock

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1848. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if it is the intention of the HSE to reduce SouthDoc services in County Cork by closing down centres in Mallow and Fermoy. [43267/22]

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SouthDoc is the out of hours GP service provider for urgent medical care in counties Cork and Kerry. It has a membership of over 500 GPs and a network of 26 treatment centres. The HSE remains in regular contact with out of hours providers, including SouthDoc, to ensure that the services provide the supports needed by local communities. The HSE has advised that SouthDoc continues to provide an out of hours service in both Mallow and Fermoy and has no plans to discontinue the provision of service in either area.

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