A group of rural doctors that deal with out-of-hours appointments in Tipperary and the Mid-West says it may have to cut services because there aren’t enough stand-ins to run it.
Shannon Doc believes working visa restrictions on foreign doctors are causing an unprecedented shortage of stand-in physicians.
It claims the locums are vital for keeping the out-of-hours services in Nenagh and other towns in the region running.
Chairman of the group Dr. Pat Morrissey says the permits the doctors have are not workable.
