Appointments

Booking Routine and acute GP consultations

Our appointment only surgery times allow us to see patients in a timely manner. If a surgery is fully booked, but a problem is URGENT, particularly for a child, please advise our receptionist as we hold a number of emergency appointments each day.

For an appointment please ring the reception at 01 832 6438.

The telephone lines are open from 8am. The surgery is closed for lunch between 12.30pm - 2.00pm daily

We aim to be punctual for your appointment. Occasionally medical emergencies arise which must take priority and may result in a delay to your scheduled appointment. We will endeavour to inform you of such circumstances and would ask for your patience and understanding. Our staff will be happy to re-schedule your appointment if this is preferable.

There are a number of doctors at the practice, if you wish to see a specific doctor, please advise our receptionist when making the appointment.

Appointment lengths/fees vary depending on the service required, so please advise our receptionist if you are making an appointment with a special purpose e.g., if your appointment is for more than one patient (family appointment), driving licence medical, smear test, cryotherapy etc.

Please note it may not be possible to see patients who arrive late or without an appointment.

We will endeavour to facilitate urgent cases on the same day where possible but we may not be able to offer your doctor of choice

Emergencies

Emergencies arise which may have to be prioritised. This may result in unexpected delays to your scheduled appointment.

Extra – Out of hours session added for the Winter Season

To assist with patient demand during the winter season, we will have an additional late session for acute/urgent issues every Tuesday for the next 10 weeks. The clinical will be open from 5 pm to 7 pm and is in addition to our normal services. We hope that this will assist you and reduce the number of calls diverted to the busy Out of Hours D Doc service during the winter season. Our telephone lines will be open on Tuesday evenings to 6:45 for these acute calls.

Cancellations

If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason please inform us as soon as possible in order for us to offer the appointment to someone else.

Out of Hours Cover

D-DOC out-of-hours GP service are on duty from 6.00pm to 8.00am and all weekend.

Please phone 0818 22 44 76 or see http://www.northdoc.ie/

Blood tests and investigations

Investigations such as blood tests, ECG, 24-hour blood pressure monitor, cryotherapy, cervical smears, suture removal, ear irrigation are led by our nursing team. All blood tests must be ordered by a GP or by a consultant.

Blood tests which screen for particular abnormalities on an ongoing basis for example, blood tests for patients on cholesterol medication, or arthritis medication or medication for atrial fibrillation, are not covered and a fee will apply.

Home Visits

Housecalls can be arranged for the very frail, elderly or immobile patients. Several patients can be seen at the practice in the time it takes to make one home visit. You will receive the best care by being seen at the practice where all your medical notes and other medical equipment are at hand, so if possible, make an appointment to be seen at the practice.

All requests for a home visit should be made by telephoning 01 832 6438 before 12 noon. The receptionist will ask a few questions to allow the doctor to assess the urgency of your call and to help you in the most appropriate way

New Patients

Currently, we are operating at full capacity and to ensure we can provide safe and timely care to our existing patients our medical card lists are closed at present.

01 832 6438