Two busy SouthDoc clinics were kept closed despite HSE funding increase

In the HSE’s briefing note for the PAC in late August, the executive stressed that funding had been provided to SouthDoc “in respect of the overall service and not allocated to individual treatment centres”.

Two of SouthDoc's busiest clinics were kept closed until recent weeks despite HSE funding for the Cork-Kerry out-of-hours GP service being increased this year.

SouthDoc previously decided not to reopen its clinics in Blackpool, Cork City, and Listowel, Co Kerry, despite requests from the HSE to do so.