SouthDoc to reopen Cork and Kerry branches

The SouthDoc centres in Blackpool and Listowel were closed at the beginning of the pandemic did not reopen at any stage

People in Listowel and north side of Cork city have been without out of hours GP services since the beginning of the pandemic. Photo: Dan Linehan

Out of hours GP service, SouthDoc, are to reopen their branches in Blackpool and Listowel at the end of this month.

Head of Service Health & Wellbeing for Cork and Kerry Community Healthcare, Priscilla Lynch, has said that SouthDoc has confirmed with the HSE that both centres will begin to accept scheduled appointments towards the end of April.