Care Doc and Now Doc have issued its Christmas and New Year opening hours.
The services provide urgent GP family doctor service to patients in Sligo and Donegal.
Caredoc’s services will open from 6pm this evening until 9am Friday December 27th and again from 1pm Tuesday 31st December until 9am Thursday January 2nd.
Now Doc services will be running from 6pm to 8am daily from tomorrow December 24th until Thursday the 2nd January.
The services are 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 medical emergencies where they arise.
They both anticipate that the Christmas season will be very busy with high demand on the service, patients may experience longer waiting times especially around peak times.
They are also being advised that prescriptions and medicines are arranged with their own GP and pharmacy before the holiday period commences.
