Midlands out-of-hours GP service to close down from New Year's Day

Midoc was formed by a group of local GPs in 2002 to cover Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath. File picture

A vital out-of-hours GP service in the Midlands is to shut indefinitely from New Year’s Day.

The pressures on Midoc, the Midlands GP service which has covered Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath for 20 years, come days after the Irish Examiner reported that Southdoc faces being overwhelmed by demand too. Established in 2002, Midoc was formed by a group of local GPs.