The British Medical Association warning comes as the Western Trust takes over a practice in Londonderry.
A Manchester-based GP had been due to take over but he has now dropped out, a DoH spokesman said.
"The trust is stepping in to provide an interim solution following the unexpected withdrawal of the GP contractor who was awarded the contract earlier this month," the spokesman said.Dr Black said contracts are being handed back because there are serious difficulties in finding a replacement when a doctor "retires or emigrates, or resigns".
Young doctors are being offered more attractive terms and condition in places like Australia or the Republic of Ireland, he added, and workloads are also increasing. "In any other industry you would have increased the workforce - that hasn't happened because the funding isn't there," he said."We do need to lay this at the politicians' feet and say, 'You have underfunded for a decade and a half, we told you this was going to happen, it has happened, you need to fix it now'," he said.
Dr Black said he was hopeful a solution could be found to allow services to continue at Bridge Street surgery in Derry, which handed back its contract in February. Services there are due to end on 31 July.
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