GP
Tuam Family Practice
Sean Purcell Road, Tuam, Co. Galway, H54 DT61
A GP practice on the ground floor of Tuam Primary Care Centre on Sean Purcell Road, serving private, medical card and GP visit card patients of all ages. Appointments are booked by phone or online through the Pippo app, which also handles repeat prescriptions, and the site publishes a full fee list with a standard private consultation at 60 euro. Demand is high and new patients are placed on a waiting list via an online enquiry form.
Summarised from the provider’s website, tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
- Children
- Home visits
Services and care available
Access and schemes
- Medical card accepted
- GP visit card accepted
- Fees published
Vaccinations
- Flu vaccination
- Travel vaccinations
Checks and tests
- Driving assessment
- Blood tests
- Blood pressure check
- Cervical screening
- ECG
- STI screening
Procedures and treatments
- Contraception including coils and implants
- Cryotherapy
- Minor surgery and wound care
Women’s, children’s and family care
- Emergency contraception
- Antenatal care
- Postnatal care
Other services
- Chronic disease management
- Therapeutic venesection
Confirmed on tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
A service not listed here may still be offered; our sources simply do not mention it.
Appointments
- How to get an appointment
- Phone reception on 093 70494 or book online through the Pippo app after registering with the link on the home page. Emergencies can be accommodated between 09:00 and 18:00 on weekdays.
- New patients
- The practice is under very high demand and may not take new patients straight away. An online enquiry form places you on a waiting list; submitting it does not guarantee acceptance.
- Out of hours
- Westdoc, 0818 360 000, strictly by appointment, based in the same Tuam Primary Care Centre. Bring your medical card and a list of your medication.
- Medical card and GP visit card
- Medical card and GP visit card holders are accepted. Most consultations are free for them, but some services carry a charge, for example 20 euro for blood tests, 80 euro for a sexual health screen and 30 euro for coil or implant insertion and removal to cover non-reimbursable supplies.
- Online booking
- Book online (Online appointment booking and prescription ordering (Pippo app))
Confirmed on tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Published fees
| Service | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Standard consultation (private) | €60 per visit | |
| Extended consultation (private) | €80 per visit | |
| Telephone consultation (private) | €50 per call | |
| Consultation and bloods (private) | €70 per visit | |
| Review consultation within two weeks for the same ailment (private) | €40 per visit | |
| Nurse consultation (private) | €40 per visit | |
| Private bloods | €40 per visit | |
| House call (private) | €80 per visit | |
| Seasonal flu or pneumococcal vaccine (private) | €30 per vaccine | Free for medical card and GP visit card holders. |
| Driving licence medical (private) | €60 per medical | 50 euro for medical card and GP visit card holders. |
| Pre-employment medical (private) | €100 per medical | |
| Sexual health screen | €80 per screen | Same fee for private and medical card patients. |
| Mirena coil insertion (private) | €120 per procedure | 30 euro for medical card and GP visit card holders, covering non-reimbursable supplies. |
| Implanon insertion (private) | €100 per procedure | |
| Repeat prescription (private) | €25 per prescription | |
| Private smear test (not registered with CervicalCheck) | €160 per test | Free when registered with CervicalCheck. |
| Blood tests (medical card or GP visit card) | €20 per visit | |
| Letters | From €20 per letter |
Prices in euro as published by the provider on 7 October 2026; “from” prices are a starting point, not a total. Source page.
Hours and location
Opening hours
| Monday | 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm(closes for a break) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm(closes for a break) |
| Wednesday | 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm(closes for a break) |
| Thursdaytoday | 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm(closes for a break) |
| Friday | 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm(closes for a break) |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Source: Provider website, checked 7 October 2026.
Closed for lunch 13:00 to 14:00. Emergencies may be accommodated 09:00 to 18:00 on weekdays. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
Address and directions
Sean Purcell Road, Tuam, Co. Galway, H54 DT61
Get directions
- Accessibility
- Ground floor of the primary care centre with wheelchair access and plenty of free parking.
Confirmed on tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Practical questions
- Listed by the HSE as
- GP practice
- Payment
- Payments can be made online through the Make a Payment link (Instapay).
Confirmed on www2.hse.ie, tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026.
Other gps nearby
Nearest by straight-line distance.
Sources and last checked
- GP: Source: HSE, Find a GP, checked 24 September 2026. Record HSE GP 1658. Practice details from the HSE Find a GP service (www2.hse.ie).
- Overview, services, contact channels and practical details: Source: tuamfamilypractice.ie, checked 7 October 2026. Not stated there: travel vaccine prices (price on application), medico-legal report fees (price on application).
- Opening hours: Source: Provider website, checked 7 October 2026.
- Check dates are when FairCare read the source, not a confirmation by the provider. Suggest a correction.