Dr. John Farrell:

My practice moved into a primary care centre at the start of the pandemic. It was the best move we ever made. Apart from the GP practice, we have access to public health nurses across the corridor and speech and language therapy, and physiotherapy are upstairs. It is the way forward but it is not possible to have a large primary care building in every small town in Ireland. However, it makes sense to centralise activity within one building and it has worked well in the areas where it has been established. It is not for everyone. Not everyone wants to work in a large group practice.