This is the quickest and easiest way to apply for a GP visit card. The HSE is advising anyone who is eligible for a GP visit card to apply online. This comes following an announcement by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly. When applying, you should have your PPSN number, income, expense details, marital status, […]
2 years ago
“This expansion of the GP Visit Card scheme is a significant milestone” The scheme, which aims to provide free GP care to an estimated 430,000 people in Ireland, is now accepting applications via the HSE website. Yesterday (September 11th), an estimated 215,000 people became eligible for free GP care and saw the first of two phases […]
2 years ago
Bad news for parents. For the last few years parents have been able to avail of the free GP cards for all children under the age of six. The government planned to expand the age bracket to all those under the age of eight this year but now it seems that those plans might be […]
5 years ago
Plans are in place to extend the GP visit cards to age eight. Last year I wrote about the need for the children’s GP visit card scheme to go past the age of six and this month the government announced that that’s just what it plans to do. The free GP scheme will now be […]
6 years ago
Looking after a sick child can be a difficult feat for any parent. You’ve got plenty of things to worry about – everything from taking time off work to buying the correct medicines can be a point of anxiety, especially if this is your first child. Luckily though, there is a scheme available under the […]
8 years ago