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Doctor sues HSE over disqualification from rural practice payments scheme
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Dr Liam Glynn, a GP practising in Ballyvaughan and Fanore, Co Clare, has filed a High Court action against the HSE after it ruled he was no longer eligible for the Rural Practice Allowance. The scheme pays doctors who work in rural centres with fewer than 500 residents and no town of 1,500 or more within three miles. Glynn's practice serves a panel of 766 patients and he argues that Ballyvaughan's population of 258 and the nearest 1,500‑plus town being ten miles away meet the scheme's criteria. He claims the HSE used incorrect criteria and that the decision has left his practice financially unsustainable. Glynn seeks injunctions to prevent the HSE from terminating or altering his 2005 contract, to compel payment of the allowance, and to declare the HSE's decision null and void. The case was granted short‑notice service and is set for a return hearing next week.
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What: Report matter: Doctor sues HSE over disqualification from rural practice payments scheme. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2015-04-16 Publication
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