A leading GP has warned of the urgent need to stabilise general practice in Northern Ireland or the region will continue to see the closure of more surgeries.
Dr Alan Stout, BMA NI GP committee chair, was speaking following the announcement that the partners of Grove Medical Practice in North Belfast will be unable to provide doctor services from the end of this year.
The Department of Health has said work is underway to find new GPs to take over at the medial practice on York Road after it was confirmed that its current partners will no longer be providing GP services from 31 December.
