Not one doctor backs plan

Not one GP in Clare or Tipperary voted in favour of the published plans during meeting with management on January 11.

GPs believe the ambulance service will be unable to cope with the increased workload.

Teamwork Management Services/Howarth Consulting report is no longer the blueprint for service changes and is being “cherry-picked”.

Primary care services not in place to deliver the required additional medical care.

Concerns that just €5m of the €370m required to fund the reform plans will be available.

Critical care block planned for Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick not yet tendered for and will be unavailable until 2011.