Covid-19 care leading to GP burnout warns Monaghan doctor 

The warning comes after a week in which the collapse of the HSE's contact tracing system left many GPs having to trace for close contacts of positive cases. Picture: Pexels

A Monaghan doctor is warning that GP and out-of-hours practices are on the brink of collapse this winter.

Illona Duffy said many colleagues are suffering burnout due to the heavy workload from providing Covid-19 and non-Covid care.