doctor's fees

Stark

How much is it for a visit to the doctor these days? Is it covered under medical insurance? Not insured myself, but think I might still be under my parents' insurance.

Creamy Goodness

last time i went it was 20 pound

but my bro went a couple weeks back and he said it was 40 euros :O

dunno about the insurance part of your question though

super_furry

Usually €45 which is just criminal, and often puts me off from going to the doctor when I know I really should. There have been several times when I simply can't afford €45 just to see a doctor for five minutes before being told to go and spend another €30 on medicine.

phreak

afaik...not totally sure but anyway...

no your insurance wont cover the cost of a visit to the doctor.

theres no set price for a doctor to charge... they charge what they like.

Lump

Most charge 45 Euro...... VHI are odd regarding paying gp bills. You have to spend over 200 euro or something daft like that ON THE SAME PROBLEM...... which sucks cause you normally go to the doc once per problem, get the tablets and then fúck off.


John

daveg

GP bills are usually from 40 - 50 euro's. VHI have an excess (depends on your scheme as to what this is) before they will pay out. I'm on plan B so my access is 500 euro's (I have to spend 500 (per year) before I can start claiming back on VHI)

I had to see a Orthopedic consultant this morning for my back (sciatica). It cost me 130euro's and took 15 mins. FFS. I now have to have an MRI scan which may cost up to 1,000. I hope to god VHI cover it.

uberwolf

there was an article in times re: this recently. diff areas of dub upto €45, normally €35-€40.

Stark

Hmmm, might wait till I'm down in Cork next ...

eirebhoy

My brother went to my family doctor just off Pearse Street and he got talking to him about were he works. When my brother was finished with the doc he asked him how much did he owe and the doc said, "em, apprentice rates, €15". He also doesn't charge my sister when she brings her 2 year old daughter and He never charged more then €25 to anyone I know around my area.

uberwolf

Originally posted by k.oriordan
Hmmm, might wait till I'm down in Cork next ...

apparently going out to leixlip or similar provides the saving.

Funny how people go bargain hunting for doctors, and would easily spend a doctors fee if they went out for a meal, 10 mins chefs work v's 10 mins doc work...

Stark

Wouldn't got paying €45 for a meal. And anyway, €45 is extremely expensive just to investigate the possibility that there might be something wrong with you when you could end up with little more than a cold. And that's €45 just for asking, you then have to pay for actual treatment/specialist diagnosis

That pearse street guy sounds like the job. What's his name?

b3t4

I always find that going to a pharmacist first is the way to go. They are free too which is an added bonus. Describe systoms to them, they will more than likely give you something to relieve your problem and tell you to head to the doctor is things persist or if it's something which they think should be looked at by a doctor.

A.

eirebhoy

Originally posted by k.oriordan
That pearse street guy sounds like the job. What's his name?

Dr. Sean Gilroy. Address and contact info for doctor's here:
http://www.erha.ie/news/uploads/21-List%20of%20GMS%20Doctors%20in%20South%20Western%20Area%20.pdf

uberwolf

Originally posted by k.oriordan
€45 is extremely expensive just to investigate the possibility that there might be something wrong with you

admitedly I'm biased, but you ain't paying for the possiblity, you're paying for 7 years of training, cost of building, receptionist, etc. AND insurance - which is massive overhead

However the increase in fees for no obvious reason, other than matching inflation and insurance increases in any business, especially necessary ones isn't approved of, rightly so. But it seems to me people object to paying for things they haven't a choice about but are more important than the frivolous things in life (restaturant first thing that occured to me)

Exit

I was going to start a new thread, but this is already here, so...

I've to go for a medical next week, and the recptionist told me it'll cost €60 to see the doctor, plus whatever it costs to go to the clinic (in Donnybrook) for X-Rays. Anybody got any idea how much that would cost? I just wanna know roughly how much cash should I carry with me. What would be a decent amount?

commuterised

What really annoys me is when you're off work for 3 days you have to have a doctors cert, which means you have to visit the doctor.
If you have a bad cold/flu, you will probably be off for 3 days, but there's no point going to the doctor as he/she'll only tell you to drink plenty of fluids, get rest and take painkillers. So you pay anything from 35-60 euros for the cert basically, or should I say giving your manager the satisfaction of knowing that you were actually ill.

rant over.

Amz

No idea I'm afraid.

All I know is that doctors fees are rediculously expensive these days. I have to get vaccinated against Heptatitis B for my college course which if done properly needs between 3 and 4 injections.The college were unable to have it financed by the college so we've to fork out ourselves. I've already had my first two shots each one cost me €55 which will mean I'll have paid a minimum of €165 by June for something that will most likely, due to an increase in cases, become a standard childhood free vaccine within the next ten years.

Although the doctor in the university here is free which I've no doubt may come in handy at some point I'll still go to my local GP as if I'm genuinely ill, I'll most likely be unable to travel the distance from home to college.

Stark

I thought you could get free vaccination against that in an STI clinic?

Meningitis C vaccine is free from your doctor (in the high risk age groups anyway).