The ICGP, with the support of the HSE and the Department of Health, has begun the non-EU Rural GPprogramme, an initiative to enable non-EU highly qualified GPs to work in mostly single-handed GP practices in rural Ireland. With the continuing shortage of GPs and growing workforce pressures, the ICGP's Medical Director, Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, explains the context behind this initiative.To find out more about the Irish College of General Practitioners, go to www.icgp.ieTo find out more about the non-EU Rural GP Programme, search "non EU" in the ICGP website.To contact this podcast, please email [email protected]