A new GP-led service for marginalised groups in Limerick has seen 200 patients in its first year of operation for more than 500 consultations.
Established in April 2014 by the Partnership for Health Equity (PHE), which is co-funded by the University of Limerick, the North Dublin City General Practice Training Programme and the HSE, the service aims to improve access to primary care for marginalised groups such as the homeless, drug users and migrants in Limerick city.
The need for the service, which includes two GP clinics, was identified during a consultation process undertaken by Dr Patrick O’Donnell GP and it is supported by Safetynet, an organisation for doctors, nurses and voluntary agencies who provide primary healthcare to homeless people and other marginalised groups in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
Dr O’Donnell runs the clinics at two different locations: the Ana Liffey Drug Project at the Fairgreen and at the St Vincent DePaul Drop-in Centre on Hartstonge Street, Limerick. In future, the clinics will also serve as research and teaching sites for students on issues related to the healthcare of marginalised groups.
Source: June Shannon, Irish Medical Times, 09/04/15
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