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THE out-of-hours GP service insists there is no major change to the level of service at Shannon, noting if a patient needs to be seen, they will be. Due to the low level of appointments in Shannon between the hours of 9pm and midnight at weekends, which average two per night, the contrasting high throughput at Ennis and lack of GPs means a GP relocates to Ennis from Shannon for these hours. In a statement to The Clare Champion following what were described as “unfounded claims” about a closure of the centre, Shannondoc pointed out its GP does not relocate to Ennis if there are further scheduled appointments at Shannon and that it also sends a GP back to Shannon in the event a patient cannot travel to Ennis. This system has been in place since September 22 and has run well it claimed. Last weekend, the Shannon centre had just two appointment requests between 9pm and 12 midnight. Both patients …
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