No GP for Glanmire teenager as service creaks under pressure

Mother says it is 'a disgrace' she has to rely on out-of-hours GP services to treat her daughter

Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould: 'What we’re saying is the HSE must provide GP care for people, and if they can’t provide it for everyone, certainly every child in the State should be entitled to access to a GP.' Picture: Chani Anderson

A mother in Cork who cannot find a GP for her teenage daughter said the situation was a "an absolute disgrace", and young patients should not be left without medical support.

Megan Gahan attends a GP in Glanmire but this practice is so busy it is unable to accept more private patients — including her 14-year-old daughter. She has contacted practices across the city's northside to no avail.