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Medical Card Patient Fees
We wish to advise that from 1st February 2011 charges will be requested from all medical card holders in respect of services NOT covered by the General Medical Services Scheme. These services were previously provided free of charge by this surgery, but unfortunately this has become unsustainable.
What will not change
- Access to a doctor in an emergency
- Appointments with your chosen doctor within 48hrs
- Children under 16 will be seen on the same day if clinically appropriate
- Access to most Nurse Services
Items not covered that will require payment
- Full medicals
- 24 Hr Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Medical Card Review forms
- Non essential blood tests (e.g. 3 monthly cholesterol tests)
- Warfarin testing (Free HSE Clinic Alternative Available)
- Wound dressing (Free HSE Clinic alternative Available)
- Non Social Welfare form completion
- Support letters
- Private Sickness Certificates
- Minor Surgery (subsidised fees)
Example Charges for Minor Operations
| Procedure | Cost |
| Cryotherapy | €20 minimum charge for maximum 3 sessions on same lesion |
| In growing toenail and follow up dressings | €20 per toe |
| Sebaceous Cysts / Lipomas / Ganglions | €30 per lesion |
| Joint Injections | €20 per joint |
| Pigmented moles | €30 per lesion |
| Skin Tags | €20 per 5 lesions |
A full explanation and list of NEW charges is available at reception on request.
Maintaining eligibility to a Medical Card is the holder’s responsibility.
Full fees will be applied if you allow your Medical Card to expire.