General Practice in Ireland

  • I Couper University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

This article reports on the way general practice functions in the Republic of Ireland, based on a personal experience of working in that context. It describes the health care system in Ireland and the way that general practice fits in, the role of hospitals in relation to this, and the system of training for the general practice.

Author Biography

I Couper, University of the Witwatersrand
BA, MB, BCh(Wits), MFamMed (Medunsa) Professor of Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Issue
Vol 25 No 5 (2002)
Section
Forum
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