The practice is intalling a new booking and communication service, which will be up and running very soon. As soon as it is available, we would ask as many patients as possible to use this on-line system instead of the phone, which should be reserved for urgent, same-day or vulnerable people. The portal will allow you choose and book nurse and GP appointments without waiting for the telephonist. You will also, in time, be able to access results and accounts and communicate with the practice more easily.
Bedford Medical is a purpose-built health clinic comprising a group general medical practice, Sam McCauley’s Pharmacy, the Mater Private Hospital Navan Clinic, Community Surgery Ireland-Navan Clinic, Navan Sports Injury & Performance Centre. We also work with colleagues in Dietetics/Nutrition, Psychology and Physiotherapy who are located at our town centre site.
The GP’s at Bedford Medical carry on the medical practice established at Bedford Place over 100 years ago. We are proud to continue this tradition of general medical practice.
We are located at Convent road, Athlumney. Crossing the Boyne on the Kentstown road out of Navan, take the first right at Navan Education Centre. The clinic is on the left before the entrance to St Michael’s Loreto school.
There is plenty of free parking in the grounds.
For your safety, we do not allow our medical receptionists to take orders for prescriptions by phone. Also, our receptionists cannot complete your medication request form on your behalf.
Please use the available request form (right) to order your repeat prescriptions. Two days (Monday to Friday) notice is required. Prescriptions will be sent to your chosen pharmacy.
Please also note that the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Medical Council advise GP’s to regularly review patients using repeat prescriptions.
Ordinarily, you should see the GP at a minimum of once per year to renew the prescription.
If the prescribing GP notices that you have not attended, your request may be declined. Alternatively, your prescription might be provided for a shorter period than expected and you may receive a message with your prescription advising that you make an appointment.
Please do not use the repeat prescribing service to order one-off items. These requests will be declined. You should talk to the GP about such requirements. The repeat prescription service is to facilitate your supply of stable, agreed medications only.
Due to Covid-19 all prescriptions are being sent directly by secure email to pharmacies. Please always indicate on your request, which pharmacists should receive the prescription. For private patients, please note that the prescription charge remains.Repeat prescriptions should be requested 48 hours prior to collection. Prescriptions are only available after 14:30 on ther second day after they are requested.
Patients on repeat medication should ensure medications are accurately recorded by discussing any changes with the doctors during a consultation.
Please ask the GP or Nurse to explain the purpose of each of your medicines. We will be happy to supply you with a list of your current repeat drugs and to add or remove items when you consult the GP or Nurse Practitioner.
If a doctor elsewhere has prescribed a new medicine for you and you need to have it issued on a medical card prescription, we will facilitate an urgent request if you telephone and give us the original prescription.
Many pharmacists can provide several days emergency supply, while you wait for us to prepare your new prescription
Repeat prescriptions can be requested in the following ways:
Please make sure to include patients full name, date of birth, address and for each drug the name, the dose and the number of times per day.
Ask your local chemist to order on your behalf.
Just complete the repeat Prescription request form at our Reception in the Clinic.
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Every year, we recommend vulnerable ‘at risk’ people, related carers/contacts and, from this year, children aged 2 to 12 years to avail of the Influenza Vaccine. This year, the vaccine is supplied and administered free of charge to these citizens, whether or not they hold a medical or doctor visit card.
If you wish to have the vaccine and are not in an ‘at risk’ group, you must obtain a prescription for the vaccine, but the vaccine at the pharmacy and book for the nurse to administer it for a charge.
Who is in an ‘at risk’ or related group?
Children 6 months -23 months and
Children 13years – 18 years and
Adults at risk 18 years – 64 years because of:
Chronic heart disease; chronic liver disease; chronic neurological disease (includes epilepsy, MS, brain injuries, spinal injuries, motor neurone disease, dementia, CP, Intellectual disability); Chronic kidney disease; Cancer; Chronic lung disease (includes asthma and COPD); Diabetes; Down Syndrome; Blood disorders (Sickling, Thalassaemia); Morbid obesity (BMI >40); Long term Aspirin use; Long term immunosuppressant treatment (e.g. steroids, anti rheumatism, anti inflammatory bowed disease and psoriasis injections and tablets.)
Who else is advised to have free vaccination?
All children aged 2 to 12 years
All adults 65 years and older
Pregnant women
Nursing home residents
Healthcare workers
Household contacts of any of the above ‘at risk’ groups.
People working with pigs or poultry.
You may benefit from having the vaccine to protect you against common strains of pneumoccocus, a germ which causes pneumonia and septicaemia.
Who should have this vaccine?
Ages 2years to 64 years at risk:
If you are in an at risk group (see ‘Flu vaccine section) and have not had an the vaccine you need a one-time shot.
If you have a condition causing immunity to fade such as having had your spleen removed, a non-functioning spleen, HIV infection, Kidney transplant or nephrotic syndrome, the vaccine should be boosted once after 5 years.
Who else should have this vaccine?
Older healthy adults 65 years and up.
If you are a healthy adult 65 years or older and have not had the pneumococcal vaccine in the last five years, you should have the vaccine once.
The GPs at the Bedford Medical Centre are qualified doctors who have undertaken specialist postgraduate training in Family Medicine. Our aim is to continue the tradition of personal medical care that has always been provided from Old Bedford Place Surgery under Dr. Ross, Dr. Dorgan, Dr. Michael Hayes, Dr. Potts, Dr. Finn and Dr. James Hayes. At the new Bedford Medical Centre, we can bring additional services to our patients as befits a modern medical practice.
We are lucky at this practice to have the clinical support of seven talented practice nurses who have a range of additional specialist qualifications.
All our practice nurses have specialised as practice nurses and are ready to help you with a wide variety of services, ranging from blood and ECG tests to wound care, ear syringing and cervical smear tests.
The practice nurses also provide the first point of contact for urgent patients and undertake most of the baby and travel vaccinations. Patients seeking travel vaccines need to consult the GP first.
We are proud of our team of experienced medical secretaries whom you will encounter at our surgery or on the phone.
All staff have been trained in the special skills required to provide caring, efficient and confidential help to the many patients who have attended our surgery over the years.
Please let us know what services you are looking to book so we can allocate the right time slot for you. Please note, additional fees may arise during a consultation for test/procedures.
Please note, prices are correct at time of posting, however may be subject to change without prior notice. Payment is required at the time of consultation.
Up to 15 mins - What do I need to know?
What do I need to know?
30 mins - please book in advance
Within 2 weeks for same issue or to discuss results
(under 25 & over 65)
Consultation & Procedure
Consultation & Procedure
under 25 and over 65
no Private Health Insurance
Vaccines additional cost
Includes blood and urine tests
under 25 and over 65
under 25 and over 65
if ineligible for HSE payment (please enquire)
Letters to support medical card applications, letters relating to housing, special grants, travel, completion of insurance forms.
Please note, whilst we will try and accommodate additional services during a consultation, this may not always be possible. Blood tests must have been ordered by a doctor during a consultation. Blood tests ordered by a private consultant may incur an additional administrative fee.
In light of the increased risk of COVID-19 Community transmission, we have made a number of changes to how our the Practice will be run for the foreseeable future. We apologise for the difficulty reaching a receptionist by phone. This is due to the greatly increased number of incoming calls. Please use the option son…
When we refer to a Standard Appointment or Consultation we mean a consultation with one of our doctors of 10 to 15 minutes in duration. During this consult our doctors can safely deal with 1 or 2 issues. Usually this will be something that has made you feel unwell in the last few days, not…
Blood Tests – To have a blood test, you must initially attend the GP for consultation. The GPs at Bedford Medical Centre do not recommend regular blood testing except as part of monitoring of a disease or treatment. It has been scientifically proven that regular blood tests- such as an annual check-up do not prevent…
We offer a full screening service for sexually transmitted infections. There are a large number of such infections in circulation, many of which can be picked up easily by men or women. These examinations are not covered by the medical card and will be charged. Chlamydia Gonorrhoea Genital warts Trichomonas Hepatitis B HIV Syphilis Herpes…
appointments@bedfordmedicalcentre.ie
Use this email to request an appointment. Allow 72hrs for response. Please ensure that you include your address, DOB and contact telephone.
info@bedfordmedicalcentre.ie
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Convent Road, Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath. C15 PD0V
046 9021369
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