A study has found that GPs do not feel equipped to manage people who self-harm.

GPs were paid nearly €549m for treating medical-card patients last year.

The introduction of free GP care for seven and eight-year-olds should be done on a phased basis, according to doctors representatives.

GP Lucia Gannon fears for the future of rural doctors. She tells Áilin Quinlan the government must get to grips with the shrinking numbers of GPs that threaten the health of small communities across the country.

The HSE has welcomed the agreement on GP contractual reforms involving the Department of Health, the HSE and the Irish Medical Organisation.

It has been a constant struggle for Dr Brid Walsh to keep her general practice in North Kerry going.

The National Association of General Practitioners has said that "General Practice is dying”.

There may be limited access to GP services on Wednesday.

A woman in Scotland has been injured, after mistakenly being prescribed an erectile dysfunction cream for her eye.

A group of pro-life doctors have accused the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) of "completely sidestepping" their concerns around the roll-out of abortion services.

The Irish Cancer Society is making the call as Movember is taking place as part of an awareness month for the disease.

Lewis Hamilton secured a fifth world title only days after the death of his grandfather, but the Briton believes Michael Schumacher is Formula One’s greatest driver of all time.

Imagine this. You go to your GP with something like a sore throat. Nothing that’s going to immediately kill you, you understand.

Pregnant women are being encouraged to get themselves vaccinated against whooping cough.

he President of the National Association of GPs, Dr Maitiu O’Tuathail has welcomed clarification from the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today about the provision of an opt-in service in relation to GPs and termination of pregnancy.

The HSE has refused to re-test up to 2,600 heart patients whose echocardiogram results were sent to GPs with a disclaimer about the quality of the machine.

The Health Minister Simon Harris will today come face-to-face with angry GPs meeting in Killarney, County Kerry.

Today's AGM by the National Association of General Practitioners will warn that General Practice is in crisis.

The National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) have highlighted increasing frustration amongst GPs and suggested that a sense of bewilderment is

People in Ireland visit their GP on average three times a year, spending around €171.

GPs are calling on the Government to take action on out-of-hours services.

Far from your average GP, Dr Christian Jessen returns to running his on-screen clinic with even more dramatic cases. The TV presenter talks to Georgia Humphreys about getting patients to open up, taking work home with him and and his own mental health

How many businesses can survive a drop in payments of 35%-40% from the main purchaser of its services? asks Dr Catherine O’Donohoe.  

Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition to help a Ring of Kerry village secure a doctor. A continuing GP service in Sneem and its surrounding area is at risk, with the village doctor, Patrick Malone, due to retire after 34 years.

There are currently not enough GPs in this country to deal with the demand they are being faced with.

The first ever online GP Postmaster Service has launched in Kildare today.

A draft report due to be published next month is set to recommend free GP care for all, within the next five years.

The expected retirement of 157 GPs will hit rural Ireland hardest.

With people of all ages now addicted to prescription drugs, Ann Murphy talks to a Cork GP who loses an average of five young patients a year to drug overdoses.

The judge in the trial of an Offaly GP accused of killing her severely disabled daughter has asked the jury to leave all emotion to one side.

GPs say there has been a surge in waiting times for patients at their clinics.

Ireland's second largest private health insurance company expects "several hundred thousand patients" to be using online GP video consultations within the next few years.

GPs are calling on the HSE to revisit its plans for a roll out of new Primary Care centres.

The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) are holding their annual conference this weekend in Galway with a major focus on patients with mental health needs.

Councillors want to enlist the support of GPs working in a part of Co Cork in an effort to force the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to provide better emergency cover for the local population.

Labour has launched their plan for health - saying they want a dedicated Cabinet Minister to look after Primary Care.

GPs could decide to run a general election candidate in Co Clare, in a bid to make supports for rural doctors a key election issue