Medical Services


Prospect Medical offers a wide range of medical services

Antenatal care:

All women in Ireland are eligible for free ante-natal care with their GP.  This includes a post-natal 2-week check for the new born and a six-week check for both mother and child. 

Make an appointment to see us as soon as you know you are pregnant.  We will refer you to a local maternity hospital where you will normally be seen before 20 weeks for blood tests and a scan. After that, visits will alternate between your GP and your maternity hospital.  An approximate schedule of visits is shown below:

  • First visit to GP (as soon as you realise you are pregnant)
  • Week 20-Hospital
  • Week 24 -GP
  • Week 28-GP
  • Week 30-GP
  • Week 32-Hospital
  • Week 34-GP
  • Week 36-Hospital
  • Week 37-GP
  • Week 38-Hospital
  • Week 39-GP
  • Week 40-Hospital

    • All babies should be seen by the GP at 2 weeks and both mother and baby attend the GP for a six week check.

    Childhood Immunisations

    In Ireland, all the recommended childhood immunisations are free of charge.  The vaccines given to infants and children are listed below:

    Age at vaccination

    Type of vaccination

    2 months

    6 in 1
    PCV (Pneumococcus)
    Meningitis B
    Rotavirus

    4 months

    6 in1
    Meningitis B
    Rotavirus

    6 months

    6 in 1
    PCV
    Meningitis C

    12 months

    MMR (Measles, mumps, rubella)
    Meningitis B

    13 months

    Hib & Meningitis C
    PCV

     

    Other Vaccinations

    Other vaccines are available at Prospect Medical and may be appropriate for you.  If you have any queries, Please contact us.

    Flu vaccine:  Annual vaccine.  Free of charge to eligible groups.

    Pneumonia vaccine (adults):  Free of charge to eligible groups.

    Pertussis (Whooping cough vaccine):  available free of charge to eligible pregnant women.

    Covid 19 vaccine: Free of charge to eligible groups

    HPV vaccine: HPV vaccine is administered in schools.  If you have queries about this vaccine, please contact us

    Chicken pox vaccine:  available to order.  Please contact us

    Chronic Disease Management

    Irelands chronic disease management programme is available free of charge to all adults aged 18 years or over who have a medical (GMS) card.  The chronic diseases included in this programme are:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Cardiovascular disease (Atrial Fibrillation, heart failure, heart attack and stroke)

    • Screening

    All women in Ireland aged between 25 and 65 years are eligible for cervical screening free of charge.  Cervical screening is one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.  Cervical screening checks the health of your cervix.  It is not a test for cancer, it’s a test to help prevent cancer from developing. 

    Blood tests

    At Prospect Medical we offer a range of blood tests.  Before you have a blood test taken, it is important that you fully understand why the test is being done and what you can expect from the results.  We ask patients to always phone us for the results of their blood tests.

    Prescriptions

    Repeat prescriptions may be ordered by telephone or in writing.  Please allow 24 hours notice for your prescription which will be emailed to your pharmacy.  It is important to review medications that you are taking long-term.  We may ask you to make an appointment to see your doctor to review long-term medications, to check that they are appropriate for you.

    General Practice Registrars

    Prospect Medical Centre is a GP Training Practice of the Irish College of General Practitioners.  This means that every year, we will have a GP Trainee working at the practice.  The GP Trainee is a fully qualified doctor who is continuing his/her post-graduate training to qualify as a GP.