Physical health

 

General Practitioner Services (DCU)

DCU’s Health Centre operates with doctor and nurse services throughout the year. 

Services provided by the health centre

  • Review within one week - Free
  • Nurse Consultation - Free
  • Reprint of Lost Prescription - Free
  • Nurse’s Sick Note - €10
  • Suture Removal - €10
  • B12 Administration - €10
  • Other Injection Administration - €10
  • Dressings - Between €10 and €40
  • Blood Tests - €15
  • Ear Syringing - €15
  • GP Visit - €20 
  • Tetanus shot - €20
  • Daily Continuous Dressing - €25 per week.
  • Crutches - €30 Deposit 
  • Certificate of Good Health - €40
  • HIV screening - €40
  • Hepatitis B Vaccine (3 vaccines and 1 GP visit) - €140
     

General Practitioner Services (Outside DCU)

General Practitioner Services (A number of GPs are affiliated with DCU and provide students a discount on their services).

Online Doctor / Pharmacy Services

You can find €20 prescriptions for things such as contraception, the morning-after pill, and more.

€30 GP phone consultations.

Period Products

Free period products are available on-campus and off. Free period products are available at the following locations:

  • Nursing Building Ground Floor Women's
  • Science [Lonsdale] Ground Floor W
  • Science Extension Ground Floor W
  • Henry Grattan Ground Floor W
  • The U - Ground Floor W
  • The U - 1st Floor W
  • The U - Gender Neutral
  • Business Building Ground Floor W
  • O'Reilly Library Bathrooms W
  • D Block Ground Floor W (SPC)
  • E Block Ground Floor W
  • F Block Ground Floor W
  • Cregan Library Ground Floor W
  • SU Helpdesk Glasnevin
  • SU Helpdesk SPC

Distance learner or can't get to campus? 

Order free products

For students on placement / distance learning / who cannot attend campus for health and/or accessibility reasons, you may order free products here.

Prescription Costs

All Irish residents can apply for a Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) card, capping prescription costs at €114/month. It's valid for 5 years, not means-tested, and helpful if you don't have a medical card.

Apply for a DPS card

Drug & Alcohol Use

DCU has a harm reduction approach to drug and alcohol use. Read policy.

Order drug safety testing kits