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how long are waiting lists for x-ray in public system?

  • 03-05-2019 3:46pm
    #1
    seefin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭


    Are there long waiting lists for x-rays in the public system? Think have arthritis in my toes and debating whether to go to a clinic such as Affidea express care and pay the €350 for x-rays ( think am covered for half of this on my policy) ,or go to GP and get referred by him for x-ray on either public or private health system. Never gone for x-ray before so not sure of the procedure. Just want the cheapest option (once am not waiting for months )


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  • #2
    coffeepls
    Registered Users Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭coffeepls


    GP and referral as a public patient. There’s hardly any queues for X-rays. Any time I’ve gone for an X-ray following referral by my GP. I’ve virtually walked in and out of the hospital. The results will go back to your GP. The X-ray dept is not the emergency (A&E) department.

    An X-ray is a really quick thing, as complicated as getting a passport photo. Your GP is always the first port of call. You can choose to go private, but I really wouldn’t bother. Get the results of your X-ray through your GP and then you can choose to proceed via the public or private route if you need to have something else done.


  • #3
    RoamingDoc
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭RoamingDoc


    coffeepls wrote: »
    GP and referral as a public patient. There’s hardly any queues for X-rays. Any time I’ve gone for an X-ray following referral by my GP. I’ve virtually walked in and out of the hospital. The results will go back to your GP. The X-ray dept is not the emergency (A&E) department.

    An X-ray is a really quick thing, as complicated as getting a passport photo. Your GP is always the first port of call. You can choose to go private, but I really wouldn’t bother. Get the results of your X-ray through your GP and then you can choose to proceed via the public or private route if you need to have something else done.

    Absolutely correct. :cool:

    There can be extensive waiting lists for other types of radiology investigations but the requesting doctor can find out how long this might be if it comes to that. That's usually where the reputation for long delays comes from. But an X-Ray is just a simple photo (with moderately high tech behind it) so not as time intensive as other modalities so they can get through the patients a lot faster. Additionally, a lot of hospitals will have more than one x-ray machine in operation at a time unlike MRI etc.

    Definitely go to your GP first. Get the dual benefit of exam and referral for further investigation. :)


  • #4
    Vorsprung
    Registered Users Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Vorsprung


    4-5 months for an X-ray in Tallaght lately while my dad got his routine knee X-ray in another Dublin hospital in a couple of weeks.

    There is regional variety!


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