Training policy to blame for shortage of GPs

A RECENT report from the labour market research bureau of Fás indicated that there will be a shortage of 1,000 general practitioners in Ireland by 2015.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2005 - 00:00

There is no shortage of doctors in Ireland who wish to become general practitioners. It remains by far the most popular speciality among medical graduates. In fact, an average 200 fully qualified doctors are rejected for GP training in Ireland every year.

This is because there are currently only 98 training places. Proposals to increase this number to 150 will not be sufficient to meet demand. This proposed increase was factored into the report commissioned by Fás.

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