NOWDOC in Letterkenny will relocate to new premises today. The GP treatment centre will move from its current location in Oldtown to Errigal Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Hub, Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, (F92 NP23), from 6pm today, Tuesday, November 26. The NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Service provides an urgent out of hours GP service to […]
NoWDOC to move to new premises in town next week
by Louise Doyle NOWDOC in Letterkenny will relocate to new premises next week, the HSE has confirmed. The GP treatment centre will move from its current location in Oldtown to Errigal Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Hub, Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, (F92 NP23), from 6pm on Tuesday, November 26. Advertisement The NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Service provides an […]
NoWDOC in Letterkenny to relocate next week
The HSE has said atients will not be affected by the relocation of the services.
NoWDOC GP Out of Hours Service Christmas/New Year Opening Hours
The NoWDOC service, which provides an urgent GP family Doctor service to patients in Co. Donegal and south Leitrim, has issued its Christmas/New Year opening hours. The service is designed to provide urgent GP care to patients and is not a substitute for the Emergency Ambulance Service, who are the appropriate service to deal with […]
Answers sought over NowDoc future
OUTGOING Chairman of the Regional Health Forum West, Cllr Gerry McMonagle asked Tuesday’s meeting for an update on where the review of the NowDoc Service for Donegal is currently at. Cllr McMonagle told the meeting there were a lot of concerns from patients, service users and staff. “The answer given raises more questions than answers. […]
NoWDOC’s move to new location imminent
PLANS are progressing to relocate the NoWDOC surgery from its current site to the Errigal Chronic Disease Management Hub in Letterkenny. A lease for the current NoWDOC premises at Oldtown, Letterkenny has been in place since April 2005, but a notice to quit the building was issued in December 2022 by the landlord’s solicitor to the HSE. Dermot Monaghan, Chief Officer, […]
INMO urge HSE to properly fund NowDoc to ensure safety
THE INMO is urging the HSE to properly fund the NowDoc service in Donegal and Leitrim to ensure it is safe for patients and staff. In a recent statement, INMO Industrial Relations Officer, Neal Donoghue said nurses working in NowDoc throughout the Covid-19 pandemic sounded the alarm in relation to the serious lack of investment […]
HSE insists NoWDOC accommodation issues separate from remodelling plan
The HSE has claimed issues relating to the relocation of the Letterkenny Unit are separate to the ongoing review of the overall service. It has been claimed that staff in Letterkenny NoWDOC were told on Tuesday evening via text message that they would have to vacate their current building at Oldtown, Letterkenny as the lease […]
Fresh concerns over NowDoc service
FRESH concerns have arisen about the NowDoc service in Letterkenny as the current unit is set to close and up to 60 staff left in limbo. It has been claimed that staff in Letterkenny NowDoc were told on Tuesday evening via text message that they would have to vacate their current building at Oldtown as the […]
TD raises concerns over future of NowDoc
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has raised concerns for the future of the out-of-hours GP service NowDoc. This comes after news that a review into out-of-hours services in the region is currently being carried out. Possible changes to the operation of the out-of-hours service in the North-West could see Caredoc, who supply GPs for the NowDoc […]