Inner-City GP Calls for Deprived Communities to Be Included in Healthcare Discussions
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A doctor working in Dublin's inner city has called on patient groups to include people from deprived communities in discussions about healthcare. Dr Austin O'Carroll, a well-known GP, says that people in poorer areas are often left out of the conversation, even though they may find it hardest to get the care they need.
Dr O'Carroll warns that if these communities are not heard, health services may not meet their needs. He believes that people who live in disadvantaged areas can face many barriers when they try to see a doctor, such as cost, distance, and difficulty understanding the system. Without their views, he argues, planners may not understand the real problems that patients face every day.
His message is that patient groups should make a greater effort to reach people from deprived backgrounds and invite them to take part in decisions. By doing this, he suggests, health services could become fairer and easier to use for everyone. The full details of his proposals were not included in the short report available at the time of writing.
Sources: Irish Medical Times
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