Sinead Murphy

GP. Love fixing people - different days, different ways. Hate that govt trying to break General Practice. Creator of @GBMCSurgery

[Shane Corr @ShaneCorr3]

Situation likely to be equally as bad if not worse among Irish GPs. https://t.co/hCje5oI0Gm

[Maitiu O Tuathail @DrZeroCraic]

Coming soon to a village near you ...

“This week,after months of uncertainty, the community of Bangor Erris’ worst fears were confirmed.Dr Penzes will leave his surgery on March 1. No replacement GP has been found to take his place.They are shell shocked” https://t.co/D2mNkwySiY

[Jim Harty @jimharty]

An eye-raising and infuriating tweet from a powerful patient advocate

GPs (and their patients) treated with barely concealed contempt by @HSELive

It's amazing that general public and media not outraged...

[Sinead Murphy @drsineadmurphy]

@asam100 @martinpschranz @PaulMcKernan7 @stevemur67 @DrWilliamBehan @nedocGP @MarianRTE @illonaduffy @SimonHarrisTD @campaignforleo @DonnellyStephen @IMO_IRL @NAGPIrl Very sad but true situation regarding the dysfunctional Irish health service in recent yrs. Patients and clinicians are a nuisance to the system, and therefore should be disrespected and deprioritised.
https://t.co/c71ZxsgmcE

[Asam Ishtiaq @asam100]

@martinpschranz @PaulMcKernan7 @stevemur67 @DrWilliamBehan @nedocGP @MarianRTE @illonaduffy @SimonHarrisTD @campaignforleo @DonnellyStephen @IMO_IRL @NAGPIrl I empathise @martinpschranz but in reality The system and its masters (managers & politicians local/national) come first. Poor patient is just an inconvenience. Most things are designed and structured to protect the system rather than serve the needs of a patient #cervicalcheck

[Darach Ó Ciardha @darachociardha]

GPs are beginning to mobilise. #tiredofsayingsorry - a powerful phrase from @drsineadmurphy and a clarion call. Trust us and resource us.

[Jim Harty @jimharty]

@mhartytd @NAGPIrl @IMO_IRL @ICGPnews @SimonHarrisTD @campaignforleo Thanks for speaking so well and giving voice to all our concerns for GP #savegp #reverseFEMPI

[Dr Michael Harty TD @mhartytd]

Dail GP protest tangible demo of frustration at failure of FG to undo FEMPI. Neglect + dishonesty + apathy + antagonism towards GPs👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️by Dept and HSE shocks all 😱😱😱⁦@NAGPIrl⁩ ⁦@IMO_IRL⁩ ⁦@ICGPnews⁩ ⁦@SimonHarrisTD⁩ ⁦@campaignforleo⁩

[Gabrielle Ní Challaráin @GColleranMD]

(2) but a 38% decrease in your income? Oh and you can’t just set your prices to try to balance books as many of those are set for you. Oh and unilaterally additional services are added without negotiated remuneration?! It sounds farcical but it’s the situation faced by GP

[Gabrielle Ní Challaráin @GColleranMD]

Keep up the good fight @cwilkinsongp we can’t let primary care continue to be destroyed by draconian short sighted austerity era policies. No business can survive a 38% decrease in income with same over heads & in fact increasing services (U6 etc)

[Gabrielle Ní Challaráin @GColleranMD]

(3) proud of our GP colleagues protesting today. We will not go gentle and see our services and quality of care destroyed by those charged to protect it. @NAGPIrl @IMO_IRL @laurajanedurcan @otuathail time for IMO & NAGP to support each other. We all need primary care

[Gabrielle Ní Challaráin @GColleranMD]

GPs are taking to the streets today to fight to save quality primary care from the wreckage of austerity era policies that have led to mass emigration & impending extinction of many GPs practices. Can you imagine being a small business owner with staff & overheads unchanged (1)

[Jim Harty @jimharty]

I have never been at a protest /demonstration in my life before - believe it or not

The way @FineGael treat GPs (&patients) w contempt is galling

Thanks to public reps who came to engage. Notably no one from @FineGael #saveGP

[Dr Gus Glynn @gusglynn1]

Superb piece by @drsineadmurphy ...captures the unfortunate essence of much of our our patient interactions!!!

[Laura Durcan @Rheum2improve]

@SimonHarrisTD Beautiful day to go support GP colleagues who provide so much care and support to our patients and our communities! #ReverseFempi @IMO_IRL @IHCA_IE @ICGPnews @DrMarkMurphy @GabrielleColle7 @patrickod9

[Aideen Coleman @aideen_oflynn]

I’m sorry that I’ve gone on maternity leave & there is no locum for the practice to hire #reversefempi
Best of luck to my colleagues today #feetonthestreet @NAGPIrl

[Valerie Keating @drvkeating]

GPs are sick of constantly having to say sorry. We need our patients now to get behind saving our GP service ! We need our government to listen! So far ⁦@SimonHarrisTD⁩ has done nothing but push GP deeper and deeper into crisis! Please read and act! https://t.co/gHFscDayH0

[Market Place Surgery @kinsalegp]

Why are GPs protesting outside the Dáil today ? Summed up very well in this Irish Times article by @drsineadmurphy , via @MarieOScully - Dr Katie O’Connell and Dr Helen Barry representing #Kinsale currently on the road to Dublin #saveGP