Letter: Lack of out-of-hours medical cover in Mayo county town 'a disgrace'

Sir,

Why isn’t Westdoc operating in Castlebar during the week and weekends after local doctors' surgeries are closed?

It’s an absolute disgrace.

Why can’t doctors do rotas?

People have to go back to Westport or wherever they have to go.

I’m a carer for an elderly lady for the last 15 years.

She’s has Parkinson’s, the poor woman, and has deteriorated in the last few months, making it so difficult for her to go into her GP.

In fact, she just can’t.

Her family called a certain surgery see if the doctor would do house calls, but was told no.

It’s very maddening.

Yours,

Concerned Citizen

(Name with editor).