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19 Dec 2025

BREAKING: Relief for Leitrim patients as Caredoc secures funding to lift industrial action

Concerns had been expressed about the effect the industrial action would have on out-of-hours GP care in Leitrim and several counties with unions now awaiting further details

Leitrim out-of-hours GP services at risk as Caredoc appeals to unions

Caredoc has secured sufficient HSE funding to meet the demands of INMO and SIPTU unions and to end the current strike action, it has been confirmed.

Payment will be processed immediately to all staff, once funds are discharged by the HSE, a statement from Caredoc outlined.

The increase in funding has been agreed to sustain Caredoc services going forward.

"We have requested the INMO and SIPTU unions to seek an immediate return to work tonight, in the interests of patient safety," Caredoc outlined in the statement. 

Concerns were raised ahead of the proposed industrial action, or work stoppage which would significantly curtail the GP Out of Hours services in Leitrim and the Southeast, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, South Wicklow and Northwest, Donegal, Sligo and West Cavan. 

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Both SIPTU and INMO have given a cautious welcome to the news, but await further details. 

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