How to make an appointment
IMPORTANT -Before we can offer you an appointment, it is important to follow the information below.
Please note that no appointment can be offered until the steps below have been completed.
Before an appointment can be booked:
First-time contact:
If you are contacting the Health Centre for the first time, you must complete a Student Intake Form.
This form is available below. Please download the form and send it back to us.
student-health-intake-form_0.docx
Update your details:
Please ensure your details in DCU Key match the information provided on your Student Intake Form. You can do this at the following link.
Email requirements:
Email us from your DCU email address
Include the nature of your concern
Provide dates and times you are available to attend the Health Centre
Additional information:
Email responses are sent Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
The Health Centre is closed Saturdays and Sundays
The Health Centre is also closed daily from 1:00pm–2:00pm
Please note:
Do not email both campuses for the same appointment.
If you have already done so, please email both campuses again to confirm your preferred campus.
We always offer the earliest available appointment, which may be on the other campus.
Glasnevin Campus: healthservices@dcu.ie 01-700 5143 / 087 4087936
St Patrick's Campus: spd.healthcentre@dcu.ie 01 700 9215
This service is monitored from Monday to Friday only
We respond to emails and voicemails on the day of receipt, or the next working day if received outside working hours. At times of high volume such as Monday morning, it make take some time from the start of business to get a reply to your email.
Please note from February 2nd if you cancel / reschedule your appointment within 60 minutes of your appointment €10 of the payment will be retained as a booking deposit. The remainder will be refunded to you. Appointments that are not prepaid are liable to be overbooked.
If a problem is urgent (you are in pain, think you have an infection, getting progressively unwell or injured), please email or ring the Health Centre before 10.00am, letting us know you matter is urgent. Urgent problems will be given priority by the doctors and nurses within opening hours.
If you have an issue you would like to discuss with the Nurse and/or Doctor please email us to arrange the next available appointment for you. Please note we do not have long waiting lists 0-3 days.
We are open Monday- Friday 0930 - 1645 outside these hours you may contact out of hours services
For our out of hours service see:
Our Out of Hours page
The DCU Pharmacy in Glasnevin offers an online doctor service see:
To find a doctor close to where you live see HSE find a GP
For a list of doctors close to DCU see our useful contacts page.
Students should note that there is a fee for this service to non-Medical Card / European Health Service Card (EHIC) holders.
If you need an emergency ambulance service, please phone 999/112.
If your emergency in on a DCU campus you should call security 01 700 5999