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Foreign citizen urgently needs dermatologist in Dublin - Please help

  • 20-01-2012 1:51am
    #1
    aghica84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hello to every Boards.ie Members!

    I'm new here and straight away I'm asking you to help if you can. I just moved to Dublin and I'm still inbetween two countries, haven't have all my things sorted yet.

    I really need to see a dermatologist as soon as possible and I have no idea how the whole system works. I'm an EU citizen but not an Irish citizen, all I got in Ireland so far is a PPS number.

    I have a small mole which looks pretty worrying to me, the skin turned red around it and it's painful, haven't got any better in a few weeks. Now I'm starting to panic and I'd love to have it checked by a specialist. Because of my skin type, I have to take this issue serioursly. I'm going back to my homecountry in 3 weeks where I'm insured and I have a good dermatoligst-oncologist doctor, but I prefer not to wait so long if possible.

    I feel quite lost... Can you advise me where to turn to? I have no insurance in Ireland (other than the one for every EU citizens, which is for emergencies). Obviously, I have no GP or such things. Can I just go to the private practice of a dermatologist and pay? How much should I expect to pay for a check-up?

    Every little help or idea is highly appreciated!

    Thanks a lot!


Comments

  • #2
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    you could go to a gp. They could have a look at it and give you a referral if it's necessary.


  • #3
    aghica84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭aghica84


    Thanks for your reply! OK, so can I go to any gp?


  • #4
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Yes. Just ring one up and make an appointment. Hopefully they'll be able to put your mind at rest there and then. If a specialist needs to look at it they can give you a referral.


  • #5
    aghica84
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭aghica84


    OK, I'll do that tomorrow...well, today. One more question: do I have to pay the gp, like a standard fee or something?


  • #6
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    aghica84 wrote: »
    OK, I'll do that tomorrow...well, today. One more question: do I have to pay the gp, like a standard fee or something?

    If you are here less than 3 months and have a valid EHIC card no. If not yes you will have to pay the GP.


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  • #7
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    RobFowl wrote: »
    If you are here less than 3 months and have a valid EHIC card no. If not yes you will have to pay the GP.

    Does the EHIC card provide free GP care? I thought the point of it (and its E111 predecessor) was to provide medical care on the same basis as the residents of the country which, in the case of Ireland, would mean paying the GP.


  • #8
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Marcusm wrote: »
    Does the EHIC card provide free GP care? I thought the point of it (and its E111 predecessor) was to provide medical care on the same basis as the residents of the country which, in the case of Ireland, would mean paying the GP.

    In Ireland it provides the level of care a GMS (Medical card) patient would get.


  • #9
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    To be honest, if you're going home in a few weeks, make an appointment with your home dermatologist now and see them when you're home.

    You have to go through a GP to get an appointment here, and if you go on Monday you may be lucky and get an appointment with a dermatologist within 3 weeks, but even for private patients there can be quite a waiting list.


  • #10
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    RobFowl wrote: »
    In Ireland it provides the level of care a GMS (Medical card) patient would get.

    No, it does not. It provides the same level of care that a person paying PRSI here would get, As Marcusm has rightly concluded.

    Edit: PobFowl you are partly correct and I'm partly correct.

    OP, the info you require is here:http://www.hse.ie/portal/eng/services/Find_a_Service/entitlements/EHIC/.

    You should get a EHIC from your home country and present it to any public health professional you attend here, in your first year here. After that, you are considered one of us, who will have to pay for everything unless we qualify for a Medical Card.


  • #11
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    No, it does not. It provides the same level of care that a person paying PRSI here would get, As Marcusm has rightly concluded.

    PRSI has nothing to do with it and is irrelevant.
    GP's can claim a fee fromthe GMS from the person with a valid EHIC card,any prescription is written on a GMS prescription. The fee's and costs are refunded via reciprocal agreements with the other EC (or Swiss) country.
    The main issue you highlight is that the state here provides no GP care whatsoever for 60%of the population......

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/travel_abroad/e111.html

    "The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) replaced the E111 form and a number of other 'E' forms including the E128, making it easier for you to get medical care quickly and easily. It is evidence that you are part of a health insurance scheme administered by another state in the EEA/Switzerland. To obtain healthcare with the Card, you can go to the nearest public system doctor, public hospital, or other public treatment centre and present your Card."


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  • #12
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    No, it does not. It provides the same level of care that a person paying PRSI here would get, As Marcusm has rightly concluded.

    Edit: PobFowl you are partly correct and I'm partly correct.

    OP, the info you require is here:http://www.hse.ie/portal/eng/services/Find_a_Service/entitlements/EHIC/.

    You should get a EHIC from your home country and present it to any public health professional you attend here, in your first year here. After that, you are considered one of us, who will have to pay for everything unless we qualify for a Medical Card.

    Its ordinarily 3 months but up to 2 years in very particular curcumstances.

    You've misread the info. If you are living here for up to a year the HSE can issue the card.Otherwiseit is issuedby your country of origin.
    RobFowl wrote: »
    If you are here less than 3 months and have a valid EHIC card no. If not yes you will have to pay the GP.


    PS Apologies Kristopherus just lost a stinking row with the wife so taking my frustration out here.....


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