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Can someone tell me what the deal is with getting a new GP?

  • 01-07-2013 7:29pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    I'm from the midlands, and for reasons I needn't get into, I'd like to get a new GP. I have a medical card. The usual place I go to has about 4 or 5 GPs in one building, all of whom at one point I've seen at least once. If I wanted to go to an entirely different GP practice, how do I go about it? Do I apply through the hospital? I understand there is a rule about going to GPs within a 7-mile distance from where you live. Thank you for reading


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  • #2
    x112
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    https://www.sspcrs.ie/portal/medapp/

    Submit query, prefilled one for choice of Doc there and all. They'll probably send you out part 5 bit for a new doc to accept you, reissue card and that'll be it.


  • #3
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Or ring local practices- and see who is accepting vacancies- where we are here most surgeries are not taking new patients- medical card or private- they're just bursting at the seams. Any good practice will have a secretary who will do all the paperwork for you.


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