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Cost of GP & Consultant Visits

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  • 26-06-2003 11:20am
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    MazyMo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭


    Anyone here been to a GP or hospital consultant recently?

    I was just wondering what you pay for GP or consultant visits? It would be interesting to know what the going rate is in different counties/areas...


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    bringitdown
    Registered Users Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭bringitdown


    Last time (4-5 months ago) I paid 35 yoyos in IFSC medical center, a friend recently paid 45 yoyos in a local village doctor in Galway. ....


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    Wook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Wook


    i went to GP to get a contact number for a consultant.. costed me 40 euro for the GP to grab the phonebook and write a letter, then i went to the consultant and paid 110 euro for 5 minutes visit.

    Dublin


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    MazyMo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭MazyMo


    Geesh!

    that's a bargain Wook. Wish I could get €40 for looking up telephone numbers...

    If you had telephoned the doc, do you think they would have given out the telephone number for free?

    Or would they have said you have to see them in person (so they can charge you!)


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    John2002
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭John2002


    I've been going to a lot of both recently. My GP charges €40. Depending on the consultant, I've been forking out either €80 or €100 per consultation.

    [edit] Forgot to mention that I'm in Limerick although the consultancy fees were mostly in Dublin [/edit]


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    Wook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Wook


    in order to get 'visiting right' to the consultant you need to pass by the GP, even when you know your condition and be certain a GP can do ****-all about it.


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    MazyMo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭MazyMo


    So, when people are paying €80 - €110 (or whatever) to a consultant, can they instead see the consultant as a public outpatient?

    Do you have to pay to see consultants as a public outpatient, or do you have to pay to see them only as a private outpatient?


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    MazyMo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭MazyMo


    So, when people are paying €80 - €110 (or whatever) to a consultant, can they instead see the consultant as a public outpatient?

    Do you have to pay to see consultants as a public outpatient, or do you have to pay to see them only as a private outpatient?


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    John2002
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭John2002


    Originally posted by MazyMo
    Do you have to pay to see consultants as a public outpatient, or do you have to pay to see them only as a private outpatient?

    I think it's free as a public outpatient but there's usually a long ass waiting list. God knows I've waited long enough to see some of the private consultants, I can only imagine how long it would take to get an appointment with the public ones.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,421 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    GP €45 - Dublin.


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