Pressure on Northern Ireland GPs `soul destroying,` says veteran doctor
(WorldNews Health)

One of Northern Ireland`s leading GPs has described the pressures facing family doctors today as `soul destroying`. New research has suggested a quarter of GPs won`t be working in Northern Ireland in five years. West Belfast GP Dr George O`Neill, who has been in practice for four decades, was speaking after the release of a major survey of sentiment among medics in Northern Ireland. The research by the Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGPNI), found that 26% of family doctors asked reported that they were unlikely to be working in general practice in five years` time. Read More...