Surge in HSE referrals as children struggle to get GPs 

The HSE says that if a person is refused entry onto a patient list by three doctors, they will assign a GP.

Parents across the country struggling to register their children with a GP are becoming more reliant on the HSE to find a practice for their families. 

The number of children being assigned to GPs by the HSE after failing to be registered by three surgeries has grown more than 175% since 2017.