Athboy Family Practice provides a full range of medical services. In addition to providing treatment for specific and acute illnesses, we offer advice and screening for many medical conditions and provide management of many chronic diseases. Further information on specific General Practice services can be found below:

Women’s Health
Menopause Consultations:

Our doctors are well trained and versed on guidelines to discuss your options available to treat your symptoms at this time.

Well Woman Health Check:

Athboy Family Practice provides a full range of Women’s Health Checks and can be arranged with either of our female doctors or practice nurse if required.

Cervical Smear testing:

Athboy Family Practice is a participating surgery in the National Cervical Screening Programme. All our doctors and practice nurses are registered cervical smear takers with Cervicalcheck. Patients are advised however that they must have an “invitation letter” from the screening programme before they can attend Athboy Family Practice for their smear test. Please go to http://www.cervicalcheck.ie/ or contact 1800 45 45 55 for more information and to register for your free cervical smear.

Contraception and Emergency Contraception Service:

Full range of contraceptive options including the Mirena Coil. Appointments can be arranged with our female doctors or practice nurse to discuss the best option for each individual patient.

Combined Ante Natal Care:

Athboy Family Practice is a member of the H.S.E. Mother and Child scheme which provides free ante natal checks to expecting mothers, 2 week baby check and 6 weeks checks for mother and baby.

Men’s Health
Athboy Family Practice provide health checks for men of all ages tailored towards the individual needs.

Cardiovascular (Heart)

ECGs: Electrical tracing of the heart to assist diagnosis of heart conditions.

ABPM: 24hr Blood pressure Monitor

Vaccination Clinics:
Baby Vaccination

The Practice Nurses provide the full standard infant vaccination programme which includes 2, 4, 6, 12, 13 month vaccinations and Pre-School boosters as per HSE schedule. All infant vaccinations are provided free of charge to the patient. BCG vaccinations are provided by community services and not available within the practice.

Travel Vaccination

Athboy Family Practice is a licensed Yellow Fever Centre and Dr. Anthony Ryan is a registered member of the Irish Travel Medicine Association. Travel vaccinations available (held on site) include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio. Contact the Practice Nurses to discuss vaccination requirements who will arrange a GP consultation for vaccinations/Malarial cover required.

Winter Flu Vaccination service

Covid-19 Vaccination service

Shingles Vaccination service

Pneumococcal Vaccination service

Diabetes watch Clinics:

The Diabetes watch Clinic is run by our Practice Nurse specialists and monitors patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Chronic Disease Management Program:

The Structured Chronic Disease Management Programme is for patients who have a medical card and have (or are at risk) of developing a specific chronic disease e.g. cardiovascular disease, COPD, asthma and type 2 diabetes.

Many of our patients are already registered as CDM Patients and attend twice yearly for their annual reviews.

The practice will continue to identify any new CDM patients and will invite you to register for the Structured Chronic Disease Management Programme.

Additional Nursing Services:

Sutures Removal.

Surgical Dressings.

Prescribed Injections.

Ear Lavage.