Medical Card and Doctor Only Visit Card Services

Application forms can be collected from the HSE office in Tivoli Road, Dun Laoghaire or downloaded from the HSE website.

Click here to download the form.

Please leave forms in at reception for signing.

The GMS medical card entitles holders to a wide range of medical services from their nominated GP.These services are provided to the medical card holder free of charge and include standard consultations for treatment of illnesses and related services necessary for the treatment of a wide range of medical conditions.

Full medical card and ‘Doctor Only’ medical card holders are entitled to the same services free of charge within the surgery.

ECGs, flu and pnemonia vaccines, ear syringing, mirena coil insertion, cervical smears are available to medical card and doctor only visit card holders.

Services Not Covered by Medical Card Scheme

There are some services which your family doctor may be able to provide but which are not in the G.M.S contract and which are not paid for by the State. The most usual services requested which are not paid for by the State are:

• Medical examinations or reports for legal purposes
• Examinations and forms relating to insurance policies
• Examinations relating to fitness to drive including eye examinations
• Pre-employment examinations
• School entry examinations
• Examinations in connection with fitness to take part in sports or attend gyms
• Travel vaccinations and certain other vaccinations
• Routine blood tests for management and follow up of chronic ongoing medical conditions such as routine management of blood sugars and glucose tolerance tests, cholesterol, PSA, liver and kidney tests or full blood counts.
• Blood tests done for the management of acute medical conditions do not incur a charge.
• 24 hour blood pressure monitoring

GMS Medical Card or Doctor Only visit card holders requesting any of the above services are responsible for the relevant fees.