GP referred to Medical Council for refusing to help patient avoid face masks

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A South Dublin general practitioner has been referred to the Medical Council after he refused to provide a letter of dispensation to a patient who does not wish to wear a mask in places where their use is mandated by Government.

Dr William Behan, who operates his practice out of Walkinstown on the city’s south side, said that the patient in question, who is not a frequent user of his services, had said that she “felt that she couldn’t wear masks” and that “they weren’t for her”.