Repeat Prescriptions: Tues and Wed
College Nurses: Annmaree McCarthy
Helen O’Dea
Operation of Medical Centre (following Covid-19 guidelines)
1. Students will be required to phone the Medical Centre. There will no longer be a queuing system in operation in the morning.
2. Nurses will triage calls. Non Covid complaints can be seen by Nurse or appointment booked with doctor. All
respiratory complaints (possibility of Covid) will be managed initially by telephone with nurse advice or appointment
can be booked for doctor to consult by telephone in the afternoon, with subsequent appointment if necessary.
3. Doctors’ appointments will include telephone consults and face to face consultations.
Doctors' Hours
Monday to Thursday: 1.45pm - 4.30pm
Friday: 1.45pm - 2.30pm
Fees
MIC Medical Centre visits cost €10.
Covid 19 Advice
Any student who is unwell with respiratory symptoms (cough, fever or shortness of breath) should not come to college. Stay at home.
Any student who has been a close contact of a probable or confirmed case of Covid 19 must stay at home.
Contact your own GP or MIC Medical Centre or Ashdown Medical Centre for advice.
Advice is also available on the HPSC website.
Students must telephone the Medical Centre for an appointment. Do not present to the medical centre without an appointment – you will not be seen.
Weekend and After Hours
Weekend and after hours cover is not provided by the MIC Medical Centre and students who need medical treatment during such periods should proceed to their own G.P.
Out of hours
Shannondoc - 087-7551570 (after 6pm) The cost of this service is not covered by MIC
Students who need urgent medical treatment should proceed to the A&E Dept. at Limerick Regional Hospital Tel: 061-301111 which provides 24hr cover or to St. John’s Hospital Tel 061 415822 which is open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday.
International Students
International Students need their European Health Insurance Card when attending the Medical Centre.