GP warnings - Money at the core of complaints

THE weekend warning from the country’s doctors that they may have to withdraw out-of-hours coverage should not be lightly dismissed by the Government.

The fact that some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country could be hardest hit makes it all the more essential that the words of Dr Martin Daly are heeded.

Like many other issues regarding the nation’s health services, at the core of the doctors’ complaints is the issue of money.