Jaimie Williams with the petition.
It is 9 p.m. on a Friday, and for most, the weekend has just begun. But for the mother of a child with complex disabilities in Co. Wexford, the silence of the night is broken by the familiar and terrifying signs of a rising fever or a sudden seizure.
In situations like this, which are more often than rare for certain families, the out-of-hours Caredoc service becomes a point of anxiety rather than a reliant medical safety net.