Doctor O'Brien - Celbridge

Our Surgery Hours are:

Other times can be arranged by appointment.

Policies:

Appointments:

We aim to give you an appointment within the current consulting session and possibly at the end of the session - for all urgent calls if received at least half an hour before the end of session, it should always be possible to see you for an urgent condition on the same day. For less urgent problems, please decide yourself if you need to see a doctor. Our secretaries are very helpful and experienced but they ar enot medically qualified so the ultimate decision rests with you. Back to top

Telephone Calls:

The secretaries have a wide range of responsibilities one of which is to give appointments. Although they are experienced in giving advice, please remember that you must make the decision regarding whether or not you need to see the doctor.

You are requested to keep telephone calls to the surgery as short as possible. The telephone lines are very busy and long calls obviously block the lines.

Calls during consultations
It is the policy of the surgery not to interrupt patient consultations with unnecessary telephone calls. In the case of an urgent call, the receptionist has the authority to ring the doctor to see if a phone call can be taken. In all other cases the receptionist will pass messages onto the doctor between consultations. The doctor will call the patient back as promptly as possible, dependent on the doctor's schedule. Back to top

House Calls:

House calls put pressure on the doctors schedule. Therefore we request that such calls be limited to the elderly without transport, patients who are immobilised with physical disability and patients who are severely unwell.  It is simpler to bring children to the surgery where an ill child will not be kept waiting. Minor illness does often not need a house call to be addressed satisfactorily.

Fees:

Fees will vary but our standard consultation fee is €60. You are welcome to present all of your medical problems at the one consultation and the doctor will attempt to deal with all problems at the one consultation, within reason and time constraints. You are asked to outline briefly all your complaints at the start of the consultation so that they can be prioritised and to start with your most pressing complaint.

You will always have 15 minutes and will usually have up to 25 minutes if required. This does not apply in the case of special consultations such as cervical smear (restricted to gynae complaints), cryotherapy, vaccination etc. - a separate appointment will have to be made to discuss general medical problems. Back to top

Other Fees are:

Lab Results:

With regard to blood test results, ou are requestd to call the surgery 10 days after test, by which time all test results will usually be back. Please phone in the late afternoon by which time results will have been seen and the telephone lines should be quieter.  Back to top