The Windmill Medical Centre delivers a range of specialised primary care services in a modern, spacious surgery in the heart of Skerries
Need an Appointment?
Call: 01 8495500 at
8:30 am - to enquire about morning appointments
2:00 pm - to enquire about afternoon appointments
With GP shortages and demands on our services appointments are only available on the day. Appointments fill quickly. At times of High Demand Patients will be asked their symptoms to prioritise their call.
If a clinic is fully booked our staff are not in a position to overbook - They will log emergency calls and bring your case forward to a GP at the end of a clinic who will advise them on your next step.
Demanding / Intimidating Behaviour toward our staff will be logged and dealt with by our Policy on Unacceptable Behaviour.
Please wear a Mask if you have a Respiratory Illness
Winter Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinics
Clinics start on the 1st October 2024 - Please book your appointment with our Reception Team if you are in the applicable categories. It is not possible to vaccinate those who are not in the HSE Defined Categories.
Free Contraception Scheme
We are registered Practitioners for the Free Contraceptive Scheme for 17-36 year olds.
Calls regarding Bills- Patient Accounts
Calls can only be taken after 10am
Requests for Insurance PMA's & Medico Legal Reports
Requests received with a consent will take a minimum of 3 weeks - longer if your GP is on leave. Requests received without a consent will not be scheduled.
Requests for Work Certificates
We work alongside the guidelines and stipulations of the Social Welfare Certification process with all Private (work) Certificate Requests from Patients.
As per Social Welfare Closed Certificate Guidelines for GP's (January 2019), we certify our patients for the appropriate duration based on their illness/injury/type of employment etc.
Based on the above we issue our Work Certification for the same duration of the Social Welfare Certificate. Exceptions will not and can not be made.
Appointments
How to Make an Appointment?
Please phone 01 8495500 at:
08.30 am - to enquire about morning appointments
or
At 2pm - to enquire about afternoon appointments
If you cannot get through to the surgery and it is an emergency please call 999 or 112 for an urgent ambulance.
A Doctor is not onsite until 9.15am Patients will not be assessed before this time
Services
Opening Hours
Reception is open for calls from
08:30-12:30 - Monday - Friday
&
14:00-17:00 - Monday - Friday
We Are Closed for Bank Holidays
Medical Emergencies between 17:00-17.45 can contact us on the emergency number listed on our answering machine.
Out of Hours
Christmas Opening Hours
Emergency Urgent Care Clinics will be open on the 27thth, 30th and 31st of December 2024
From: - 09:00 – 12:00 only(Patients will be seen in the order of their arrival specific GP Requests are not possible on these dates.) Normal Services Resume on the 2ndJanuary
Easter 2025
Closed - Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday