Is is possible to give a minus 1. I am an Aortic Dissection survivor & presented at the ED with…read morechest pain & similar symptoms to my original dissection. I was probed by the ED doctor as to why I didn't go to my GP. The GP would have sent me to the ED anyway because a contrast CT scan is one of the only way to rule our in RHC diagnose an Aortic Dissection. I was shocked when I was handed a form to bring for a CT contrast scan & told walk down to the radiology department without any staff to aid or assist. Dreadful, telling a patient who may be experiencing an AD to walk unaided down two floors. Anything could have happened to me & without medical supervision. Aortic Dissection is so often misdiagnosed can lead to a fatality. I am currently sitting here Waiting to be called for my scan in pain and worried incase I am dissecting again. :(

I attempted to sort the error made by reception radiology which did overcharge for my scan. There…read moreare already 5 months since the scan. I wish to advise that one lady Holly did engage in a very condescending manner and not willing at all to help sorting the matter. She was extremely rude and unhelpful. With this attitude"I know it all" I do not think she is suitable to deal with people that engage with this department in Beacon hospital, Dublin.

The medical centre is handy as they do same day appointments. They have the use of the car park in…read moreThe Goat so there is plenty of parking. The centre is clean and modern. Trying to get one of the same day appointments is a bit like joining a club as they require so much information that it feels like you may not cut the grade. Fortunately, they gave me an appointment. For €60 I would have expected my appointment to run on time but it didn't. I was delayed over 15 minutes, but the doctor did apologise when he eventually saw me. The doctor was good and to the point. He asked me to call after a week to see how I was and he took my call and kept me talking for a while to make sure I had improved. I needed a referral letter for a consultant which I received 33days after my consultation with the doctor which is infuriating as I could not get my appointment without this letter so a condition I've had since July was not assessed until November, but such is Ireland. I also found it unusual that he would only write a referral for one consultant as previous doctors have given me a blank letter to send to as many hospitals as I can to get the earliest appointment. Overall I would not recommend the centre unless you are really stuck. €60 is more than I usually pay for a doctor and the service was not as good as I am used to in The Temple Bar Medical Centre.

I have to agree with Quentin. This place is hella important and I thoroughly encourage everyone who…read moreis eligible to donate. I hate needles but was coerced into donating by an attractive young lady. It only took about half an hour and didn't actually hurt. It creeped me out a little bit that I'd have a tube stuck in my arm, but aside from that, the whole experience was no bother. Plus you get a can of Coke when you finished. Deadly.

Right, a serious moment from Q; this place is just about as important as it gets. I can tell you I…read morehave not yet had the testicular fortitude to do anything more than walk into this place to grab a leaflet to get opening times but I will change this soon. ...when I do I fully expect to cry like a little girl, faint and very likely make a complete ass of myself, however the end result will be I have given blood, which might help to save a life. Don't be a coward like me, give it up for the guys with the needles and then delve into the baskets of sweeties I saw behind reception afterwards.

Going to a clinic usually does not mean good news, and my case was no different…read more I picked this one, even if a little bit far from the city centre because it looked like it fitted my case better, and I'm eligible for the discount. Get in, staff is friendly, explain what the problem is, nurse, physician, exams, etc, etc, process is smooth. Clinic is not crowded and you don't have to wait a lot between steps. Leaves with diagnosis, prescription and problem pretty much solved.

Following a motorbike accident my husband had injured his shoulder and refused to go to Tallaght…read moreHospital. As we have VHI we decided to try out one of their walk in centres and boy were we impressed. The receptionist took our details and apologised that we might have to wait up to ten minutes to be seen!!! I was thrilled with how pleasant the staff were, how clean the place was. We were seen very quickly by a doctor, xrayed, bandaged with an appointment for physio made all within an hour. BLISS will deffo be using it again thank you VHI for saving my sanity. Unfortunately it is not cheap for non VHI members but when you measure up the cost of sitting in A&E for 15 hours as opposed to paying out 150euro (a night on the town) then I'd forgo the night on the town.

I had to go to this centre when i started a new job last year, basically they did a medical which…read morethey used to write a report on my health for my work. it was a welcoming professional set up inside and all the staff were really very friendly. a nurse carried out all the usual test such as sight and sound tests and making sure you can bend down and move my wrists properly (kinda weird!) and then testing my weight and normal tests that you would expect. they then give a report to your work just to say that you a re fully healthy (well i was in my case) and ta da your done! all very quick and easy and it was generally a fine experience!