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North Dublin City Training Scheme

The North Dublin GP Training Scheme (NDCGP), established in 2009, is the first international program dedicated to training GPs for work in deprived and marginalized areas. With a GP-to-patient ratio of 1:2500, the scheme addresses the challenge of recruiting GPs in these regions. Research indicates that GP training schemes positively impact recruitment and retention. Unlike the three schemes in South Dublin, NDCGP operates in the North at the Mater Hospital and Blanchardstown Hospital.

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Day Release Information

North Dublin City – Mater: Catherine McAuley Centre, 21 Nelson Street, Phibsboro, Dublin 7
 
Days: Year 3 and 4 trainees attend for the full day on Thursday, starting at 10:30.
Years 1 and 2 trainees attend for a half day on Thursday, starting at 14:15.
 
North Dublin City – Fingal; The Education Centre, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
 
Days: Years 1 and 2 trainees attend for a half day on Wednesday, starting at 14:15.

Hospital Sites & Locations

  • The scheme works with partners in locations listed below and in the community to provide high quality clinical learning environments and supervision for trainees. 

    • Mater Hospital  
    • Connolly Hospital  
    • St. James Hospital  
    • Beaumont Hospital  
    • Temple St Children's Hospital  
    • Crumlin Children's Hospital  
    • Tallaght Children's Hospital  
    • Holles St maternity hospital 
    • The Coombe Maternity Hospital  
    • The Rotunda Maternity Hospital  
    • St Vincent's Hospital  
    • St Francis Hospice  
    • Royal Victoria Hospital  

"that every person and community has access to a professional, quality and holistic general practitioner service that will allow them to maximise their health, irrespective of background and economic status"
Vision, Statement
"to form professional and high-quality general practitioners whose passion is to maximise patient and community health in a holistic manner and whose own health is maximised through the ability to self-care."
Mission, Statement