Almost 1,000 people sign petition in Kerry village to recruit a doctor

Advertising campaigns by the HSE have failed to attract a single offer for the post in the village, a National Tidy Towns’ winner.
Unfortunately, like many rural locations, running a GP practice is reportedly financially unattractive due to continuing cutbacks in the financial emergency measures programme. In recent years, many rural GP services have experienced cumulative reductions of 38% in their patients’ register.