Takeoff: Flying doctor service moves step closer

PLANS to set up a flying doctor service in west Cork have taken off.

Takeoff: Flying doctor service moves step closer

The Government has just announced funding to help establish a rapid response medical ground team, which will most likely be based in or around Bantry.

An air ambulance service cannot operate properly without this highly trained team on the ground. The team will comprise emergency and trauma medicine experts, backed up by GPs.

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