Patients

NEDOC provides urgent out of hours care to all patients of participating practices on the basis of need and irrespective of whether patients are public or private.

Medical Card Patients

If you have a medical card (GMS card) or a GP Visit Card, you should bring it with you to the treatment centre or have it available to present to the doctor who attends you in your home.  If you cannot find your medical card, or if your name is not confirmed as a GMS patient on the GMS system at the centre you will be charged a fee for your visit.

Private Patients

If you do not have a GMS card or a GP Visit Card, you will be informed of the cost of the service on contact.  This is as a courtesy point of information.

The cost of a visit to the treatment centre is €60 and a home visit is €100.

Unregistered Patients

Patients who are new to an area should register with a local GP to ensure that the long term health of their family is being looked after.  Registration with a local GP establishes a medical history of a family which will include access to childhood vaccinations, immunisation schemes and screening programmes.

North East Doctor on Call does not manage your long term health.  Although we hold the records of your consultation with us, we are not an alternative to a day time GP, nor are we a convenient source of GP care.  NEDOC is not here to provide second opinions.

If you are registered with a GP who is a member of NEDOC you are entitled to contact us for urgent out of hours GP care.

If you are registered with a doctor outside the region, or a doctor who is not part of the NEDOC co-op, then you must contact your own doctor for your urgent out of hours needs. NEDOC has no obligation to offer you an appointment to be seen, or even to return your call.

We strongly recommend you register with a local GP if you have not already done so.

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