After-hours doctor service in operation next month

WATERFORD is to have a dedicated out-of-hours doctor service within a fortnight with the launch of the cooperative Caredoc system.

The county is the final one in the South-East to be covered by the service, which comes into operation on April 12.

Under the scheme, Waterford city and county’s family doctors will pool their resources to provide night, weekend and public holiday cover for patients.