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Student Health Service
The Student Health Service has three on campus medical services one each on the Letterkenny campus, the Galway City campus and the Sligo campus. These provide services to students attending these campuses in addition to Mountbellew, Wellpark and St Angela’s.
The unit is staffed by a team of nurses and doctors who have extensive experience in student health issues and can offer specialist clinics to students, all completely free of charge!
The on-campus Student Health Service offers an acute illness and emergency service for students who fall ill while at college and it is not possible to visit their own GP.
The Student Health Service offers in-person and telephone consultations by appointment, Monday to Friday during term time.
All information provided by the doctor or nurse is confidential and is not disclosed to any other person, without the permission of the student concerned. All records are kept on a separate network to the main system and are not shared.
Link to the ATU Student Health and Counselling Privacy Notice
In Connemara, Killybegs and Mayo, Students as needed can access a community-based GP service as required free of charge.
Please click the individual college services for further details.
Connemara
GP Service
Students can access a GP service free of charge with Dr Alexander Michel, Health Centre in Tully. If you have a medical card or GP visit card, either will be accepted. If not, you must show your current ATU student card to the receptionist and your visit will be paid by the college.
To make an appointment, please contact Dr Alexander Michel’s surgery at 095 43465.
Galway (Dublin Road, Mountbellew and Wellpark Road)
The Student Health Service operates on an appointment basis. If you would like to make an appointment, please ring the number below or email (please do not put confidential information into emails!). On receipt of your request for an appointment, a nurse will ring you to discuss the reason for your call.
Opening Hours
9.00 – 4 pm Monday to Thursday
9.00 – 2 pm on Friday
A doctor is available Monday – Friday
Location: Rooms 190/194 in the Students Union area
Email: Studenthealthunit.galwaymayo@atu.ie
Phone: +353 (0) 91 74 2228 or 087 9971574 for medical emergencies on campus.
Registration: Galway SHS Registration Form should be completed if you are attending the service for the first time.
There is no ‘out of hours’ service available in the evenings or weekends.
Killybegs
Students seeking a nursing appointment should ring or email the Letterkenny Health Service for a remote nursing consultation. Please do not put confidential information into your emails!
Location: The Killybegs Nursing Service is located on the ground floor of the main building but it is not available on campus until further notice.
Email: health.donegal@atu.ie
Phone:074 9186855 Letterkenny and 074 9186670 Killybegs (not currently available)
GP Service
If a doctor’s consultation is necessary, the nurse can arrange an appointment with the local GP, Dr. Bourke, at Killybegs Health Centre. Appointments are available between 9am to 1pm and 3:30pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday. If you have a medical card or GP visit card, either will be accepted. If not, you must show your current ATU student card to the receptionist and your visit will be paid by the college.
Letterkenny
The Student Health Service operates on an appointment basis. If you would like to make an appointment, please ring the number below or email (please do not put confidential information into emails!). On receipt of your request for an appointment, a nurse will ring you to discuss the reason for your call.
Location: The Student Health Service is located 1st floor of An Dánlann building on the Letterkenny campus.
Email: health.donegal@atu.ie
Phone: 074 9186855 Letterkenny
074 9186670 Killybegs
Opening Hours Letterkenny Student Health Service:
Mon-Thurs 9.30am – 4.30pm
Friday 9.30am – 3pm
Closed daily for lunch 1pm – 2pm
Mayo
GP Service
Students can access a GP service free of charge with Dr Stephen Patten, Main Street, Castlebar. If you have a medical card or GP visit card, either will be accepted. If not, you must show your current ATU student card to the receptionist and your visit will be paid by the college.
To make an appointment, please contact Dr Stephen Patten’s surgery at 094-9021999.
Students in need of urgent treatment can attend Mayo University Hospital which is located close to the campus.
Sligo
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9a.m. to 4p.m.
Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
The Student Health Service operates on an appointment basis. If you would like to make an appointment, please ring the number below or email (please do not put confidential information into emails!). On receipt of your request for an appointment, a nurse will ring you to discuss the reason for your call.
Location: On the Sligo campus, the Student Health Service is located on the ground floor of the Student Services Centre.
Email: studenthealthservices.sligo@atu.ie
Phone: 07193 05463
Registration: Sligo/StAC Registration Form should be completed if you are attending for the service first time
St Angelas
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 9a.m. to 4p.m.
Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
The Student Health Service operates on an appointment basis. If you would like to make an appointment, please ring the number below or email (please do not put confidential information into emails!). On receipt of your request for an appointment, a nurse will ring you to discuss the reason for your call.
The nurse is available on campus on Monday. Wednesday and Thursday. Appointments are offered remotely from ATU Sligo on other days.
Location: The nurses office is located . The GP service is provided from the ATU Sligo Student Health Centre located on the ground floor of the Student Services Centre.
Email: studenthealthservices.sligo@atu.ie
Phone: 07193 05463
Registration: Sligo/StAC SHS Registration Form should be completed if you are attending for the service first time A doctor is available onsite in ATU Sligo everyday by appointment. Appointment for the doctors must be made after you have been assessed by the Nurse.
Access to medical services in Ireland – For Overseas Students
The Student Health Service does not provide comprehensive primary care services and it is important that all overseas students register with a GP in Ireland, particularly if they have ongoing medical issues.
Students from EEA Member States
Students from any of the 27 EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland should apply for the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC is a free card that gives access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare (while studying during term time) in any of the EEA countries under the same conditions and at the same cost as people insured in that country. Cards are issued by your national health insurance provider and should be obtained prior to travelling to Ireland.
Students from the UK
Students from the UK should apply for the UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) which allows access to necessary state healthcare in the European Economic Area (EEA), including Ireland. Click here for further information.
Non-European Students (i.e. from North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand.
Students from outside of the EEA member states or the UK require private health insurance to access medical services in Ireland and this must be purchased in advance of arriving in Ireland. Students will be required to present a copy of their private medical insurance on registering with the local immigration office on arrival in Ireland. Click here for more information. It is important to note that this insurance will be required for the duration of studies so as to ensure access to healthcare services as required.
Prescription Medications
For all students taking prescription medication, it is imperative that they bring with them a letter from their own specialist team with the drug name and dosage of medications prescribed. Please note that regulation of medications differ from one country to the next and it is the student’s responsibility to check if their prescribed medications are licensed in Ireland.
Where a student is being prescribed medications in relation to conditions such as ADHD, certain mental health issues or gender-affirming hormone therapy, these will require significant documentation for prescribing in Ireland, including a letter from your current specialist confirming ongoing clinical care during your time in Ireland, and the date of your last and next specialist review appointments. Some medications cannot be prescribed in the absence of this information.