article_snippet.sent: Dr Arfon Williams is now the only doctor available across two rural practices in North Wales, after Dr Arfon Williams partner and colleague of 20 years retired at the end of March.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Arfon Williams surgery has been unable to attract a replacement and is currently functioning with a skeleton service, Dr Arfon Williams said.
article_snippet.sent: A GP, Dr Arfon Williams, is now the only doctor available across two rural practices, that serve 4,300 patients in North Wales (file picture posed by models)
article_snippet.sent: Dr Arfon Williams is based at Ty Doctor in Nefyn, Gwynedd, pictured.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Arfon Williams said: 'We cover a rural area from two sites so it is now going to prove incredibly difficult to provide a realistic, safe service for We patients, but We will endeavour to do so' 'We used to be a three-partner practice, which cares for 4,300 patients and a very large holiday population in the summer,' Dr Arfon Williams Dr Arfon Williams said. '
article_snippet.sent: We cover a rural area from two sites so it is now going to prove incredibly difficult to provide a realistic, safe service for We patients, but We will endeavour to do so.'
article_snippet.sent: Dr Williams, who is based at Ty Doctor in Nefyn, Gwynedd, said Dr Williams, who is based at Ty Doctor in Nefyn, Gwynedd fears areas such as the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales will become 'no-go' areas for young, aspiring GPs as none of young, aspiring GPs want to jump on a 'sinking ship'.
article_snippet.sent: We work very closely with the Wales Deanery and university medical schools to provide good training opportunities for doctors in north Wales Wales and encourage doctors in north Wales to then apply for jobs in the region.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Rural practice in North Wales left with one GP to care for 4,300 patients .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Dr Afron Williams is the sole doctor after Dr Afron Williams two partners retired .
  