Via E-Referral
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The GP Referral Emergency Department is designed to streamline urgent care for patients referred directly by their GP. This service offers quicker access to hospital-level care for conditions that require attention but are not life-threatening.
Key Benefits:
- Faster treatment for GP-referred patients
- Consultant Led service ensuring expert care
- Reduced waiting times and enhanced patient experience
- Quicker access to diagnostic tests like bloods, X-Rays, CT, MRI and Cardiology testing
- Coordinated care that improves communication between GPs and specialists
- Streamlined admission process when hospital care is needed
Opening Hours:
- Mon to Fri, 8am - last appointment 4.45pm & Saturday, 8am - 2.30pm last appointment
- Closed Sunday & Bank Holidays
- Strictly Over 16’s
- Please note: The minimum fee for the Emergency Department is €250 and the maximum fee is capped at €695 (**excluding CT & MRI Scans)
- Patient Pricing Information is here.
How a GP can Refer?
- Complete a Healthlink E-Referral for St. Vincent's Private Hospital / Emergency Dept.
- ED Consultant / Senior nurse screens for suitability.
- If suitable, patient is contacted to confirm insurance and offer appointment time.
- If not suitable, ED Consultant / Senior nurse calls the GP to clarify, and then patient, to advise of this.
- In the event that the patient cannot be seen that day, ED Consultant or Senior nurse calls GP to clarify if suitable to wait.
- The patient will be contacted and given an appointment time to attend.
- Patient attends at the given appointment time.
- Discharge letter returned to you the same day.
✅ Inclusion Criteria
Patients referred by a GP with:
- Minor injuries that may require imaging.
- Soft tissue injuries needing assessment.
- Abdominal pain requiring further investigation.
- Non-life-threatening chest pain.
- Unresolved infections not responding to GP treatment.
- Urgent medical conditions needing same-day hospital assessment.
- Patients requiring urgent blood tests, IV treatment, or imaging (as advised by GP).
❌ Exclusion Criteria
This service is not suitable for:
- Pregnant patients
- Walk-in or self-presenting patients
- Life-threatening emergencies (e.g., cardiac arrest, stroke, severe trauma)
- Patients under 16 years of age
- Mental health crises requiring specialist intervention
- Patients needing ambulance transport without prior GP referral
- Complex medical conditions requiring full Emergency Department resourcing
For these situations, please continue to use your local public Emergency Department.
Patient Information re. pricing & what they can expect
