GP of over 30 years closing up and wont give me my records/is delaying in doing so

I showed up on Friday to see my GP's offices upheaved with no PCs in place that I could see and him packing up the remains of his belongings. I was told he hadnt got access to my medical files because of this.

He then informed me that my next GP could write to him for them! He said all mail to his soon to be ex offices was being re-directed to his home for the next two months.

I am incensed!

I am with this GP for over 30 years and we had an outstanding medical matter he was to follow up on (blood tests). Does my new GP have to ask the hospital for the results now or will I have to have them redone?

Where do I stand legally on this?

Who governs Irish GPs?

I was aware my GP was selling up but not aware that it had been sold. The last time we talked (about 3 months ago) he said he was struggling to sell it and he would be in contact with all patients once it had gone through.

He tells me on Friday that there was “no way he could contact two thousand people”. Now I know for a fact he hadn't got this many patients left. Id guess it was it was in the low hundreds.

What was he LEGALLY obliged to do? Surely he had to write to us all and tell us the sale had gone through and we had a certain amount of weeks to get our files?

As he is now an ex GP will any governing body have any impact on this? And if they wont what is the best course of action to take?

Im told tomorrow is his last day on the premises and I want to call him first thing in the morning armed with facts on what I can legally do going forward if he doesnt hand over my files.

He also said when he does up my records that:

1) He will be charging all patients 20 euros for them, and
2) He will be doing up the “highlights” only for the next GP to look at. That is; a few pages rather than everything.

Ive 30 years plus of records with this man, isnt he obliged to release everything to me?

Sorry for the long post. Advice seriously needed on this before tomorrow morning.

Thanks