Medical services

The Student Health Service provides on-campus medical and psychiatric care to registered students of the university in a professional, courteous and confidential manner.

Where we areThe Student Health Unit is in Aras Na MacLeinn  Surgery hours:

Monday to Friday
9.15am - 12.30pm
2.30pm - 4.30pm

Our services

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Primary care of acute and chronic illnesses

• Family planning
• Antenatal care
• Emergency contraception
• Women’s health
• Screening and immunisation against infectious diseases
• Travel advice
• Hospital and consultant referral service
• Psychiatric referral service – a psychiatrist attends weekly
• Physiotherapy service
  

  Making an appointment

   

  Doctors can be seen by prior appointment only. Appointments are given out on a weekly basis on Monday mornings. You can make an appointment by calling into the surgery or phoning us on 091-492604 at 9.15 on Monday mornings. There is a huge demand for doctor’s appointments and so these appointments get booked up very quickly.

  Nurses run a walk-in clinic every morning and this is managed on a first come first served basis. You can also make an appointment to see the nurse in the afternoon.

  Emergency and acutely ill patients can be seen first by the nurse and then by the doctor as soon as is necessary.

  Note: If all appointments are booked up for the day but you feel you need to be seen, please make it known to reception.

  
  

  How much will it cost?

  Visits to the doctors, nurses and the psychiatrist are free of charge. However, there are charges for the following services:
  
  

  Visits to the doctors, nurses and the psychiatrist are free of charge. However, there are charges for the following services:

  Physiotherapy

  First visit                                                   €25

  Subsequent visit                                      €20

   

  Oral Contraceptive

  First visit                                                         €15

  Subsequent visit                                             €5

  Emergency Contraception                          €25

  Depo-provera                                                €20

  Sexual Health Clinic                                    €40

  Driving/Boxing/Employment medicals      €25

  Eye test – Driving licence                           €15

  Ear syringe                                                    €15

   

  Vaccinations:

  Hepatitis A/Typhoid                                  €65

  Hepatitis A                                                  €25

  Typhoid                                                       €30

  Diphtheria/Tetanus & Polio                    €35

  Diphtheria & Tetanus                              €15

  Hepatitis B (per shot) course of 3         €25

  Yellow Fever                                             €40

  Rabies (per shot) course of 3                €50

  
  

  Emergency out of hours

  If you need a doctor out of hours, please call 087-2623997.

  Weekends are covered by CityDoc located in Bons Secours Hospital, Renmore, Galway
  Daytime Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 8am - 6pm: 091 758 008

  Evenings Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 6pm - 8am 087 774 4430

  There is a charge for this out of hours service .

  
  

  Entitlements

  Medical Cards:

  Only 10% of the student body is entitled to a medical card (GMS). A medical card entitles the holder to free consultation, free prescriptions and free hospitalisation. Students are not entitled to a medical card unless their parents have such a card or unless they are on a grant. Mature students i.e. Over 24 years of age could be entitled to a card in their own right depending on income.

  GMS lists with local doctors here in Galway are full and it can be difficult to source a GMS doctor who will accept another medical card holder. We therefore advise students to sign up with their home GP and providing your GP is not within a 10 mile radius of the college, you can use you medical card here in the Health Unit during the academic year.

   

  Overseas:

  EU students are entitled to fee medical consultations and prescriptions in Ireland with the E111, E109, E128 & European Health Cards.

  UK students are entitled to free services and free prescriptions when they are attending doctors in Ireland, with the NHS Card.

  All North American students and all other foreign nationals other than EU & UK students have no medical card entitlements here so they are recommended to have adequate medical insurance with them as hospital care can be very expensive in Ireland. However attendance at the Student Health Unit is fee. There are three Irish Providers of Health insurance contactable through their websites. Useful Links:

  http://www.vhi.ie/

  http://www.quinn-healthcare.com/

  http://www.hibernianaviva.ie/

  Our staff
  
  

  Doctors:

  Dr. Fionnguala Lysaght, Medical Director

  Dr. Paula Walsh, Medical Officer

  Dr. Marie Browne, Medical Officer

                   

  Nurses:

  Edel Quinn, Senior Triage Nurse  

  Ann Kenny, Triage Nurse

   

  Administration:

  Kevina Shaughnessy, Practice Manager

  Siobhan Gradidge, Receptionist            

                                                                                    

  Physiotherapy:

  Anne Grete Gormley, Senior Chartered Physiotherapist

  Eimir Geraghty, Chartered Physiotherapist

   

  Psychiatrist:

  Dr John Lally

  Contact us

  You can contact any Student Health Service staff member by:
• E  healthunit@nuigalway.ie
• T  353 91 492604 or 091 495637