Caredoc

Caredoc Public Information Notice

Caredoc Out-Of-Hours GP Services will close between Thursday 18th December at 6pm until 9am on Friday 19th December 2025 due to industrial action.

Caredoc Out-of-Hours GP services and Caredoc Treatment Centres in the following counties will not operate during this time:

Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford & South Wicklow.

In the event of an emergency please call the 999 Ambulance service Should you have an urgent medical need please attend your local hospital Emergency Department Otherwise contact your own GP surgery number for further advice

Caredoc GP Out of Hours services will resume as normal at 6pm on Friday 19 December however further service interuptions are likely over the Christmas period – specifically Tuesday 23 December, Saturday 27 December, Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December and Friday 2 January.

We apologise to the public for the inconvenience and disruption caused by this action which is outside the control of Caredoc.

Caredoc Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

From 1pm on Wednesday 24th December 2025 to 9am on Monday 29th December 2025.

From 1pm on Wednesday 31st December 2025 to 9am on Friday 2nd January 2026.

Please bring your Medical card when attending Caredoc as failure to do so will result in a fee being charged

Caredoc

Caredoc is an urgent out of hours family doctors service for patients with urgent medical problems who need to contact a doctor after surgery hours. The areas covered by Caredoc are Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford, South Tipperary, South Wicklow, Sligo, North Leitrim, West Cavan

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LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES

Caredoc is not a replacement for the Emergency Services. For emergencies call 999 or 112

MOBILE UNITS

Home visits are for patients who cannot travel to the treatment centre for medical reasons.

DEAF TEXTING

Caredoc operates a deaf text service for patients who have a hearing impairment.

General Services

Out of Hours GP Service

Caredoc provide an out of hours doctors service for patients with urgent medical problems.

Community Intervention Team

The Community Intervention Team (CIT) is a nurse led professional team that provides nursing care to patients in a community setting.

Maternity and Infant Care Scheme

The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care to all expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland, this service is provided by a family doctor (GP) of your choice and a hospital obstetrician. Out of hour visits to Caredoc are not covered under the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme.

A fee applies to patients who present to Caredoc with a pregnancy-related illness or new born babies unless they have a medical card or a doctor visit card.

For further information in regard to the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme click on the link below:

Under 8s GP visit card

Parents must have applied for and received a GP Visit Card for children under 8 in order to avail of free GP care in Caredoc.

Any child presenting to Caredoc without a relevant card even if they have applied will be charged the normal consultation fee.

See the link below to register your child.

If your child has symptoms of coronavirus

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Coronavirus - COVID-19

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Coronavirus - COVID-19

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