Getting There: Travel Advice for Patients

Travel information for Irish Health Service patients.

Your operation has been arranged in conjunction with the National Treatment Purchase Fund. The NTPF is a Government funded initiative established to reduce waiting lists in the Republic of Ireland.

Once you have been seen by your Consultant, arrangements will be made for you to travel to the UK to have your operation at The Hampshire Clinic.

The Hampshire Clinic is a private hospital situated in Old Basing, Hampshire. The Hampshire Clinic is owned by General Healthcare Group. It is approximately 30 miles south of London and about ¾-hour drive from Heathrow airport, the airport you will fly into.

Our policy is always to provide you with the best care. We continually invest in staff, facilities and equipment, which enables us to attract the area’s leading consultants.

The Hampshire Clinic is a 61-bedded hospital and you will be cared for in one of our single, ensuite bedrooms. We also have a critical care unit, four operating theatres and a comprehensive outpatients department.

Once your operation date has been confirmed, you will be contacted by Club Travel from Dublin who will arrange your road and air bookings. They will also arrange hotel accommodation for your companion. They will provide you with a travel itinerary, tickets and an emergency back-up service.

You will be met at Terminal 1, Heathrow airport by a taxi booked by the Hampshire Clinic who will be waiting for you at arrivals and have a board with your name on it. The same taxi company will take you back to Heathrow on the day of your discharge.

Your companion is welcome to spend as much time as they wish here with you at The Hampshire Clinic but we would expect them to have left by 10.00pm to ensure your night’s sleep.

When you have been discharged and return home to Ireland, Matron will ring you to ensure all is well, but if you have any worries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the ward on 0044 1256 357111. A follow up appointment will be sent to you to be seen in outpatients in Cork.

Costs that are covered for you and your companion

• Travel and treatment.
• Accommodation and travel for your companion.
• Bed and breakfast at the hotel and other meals in the hospital for your companion. If your companion takes an evening meal at the hotel, a limit of £20 per meal applies.
• Any other bills such as alcoholic beverages or telephone calls must be settled by you or your companion and are not covered.
• The cost of one daily return taxi trip from the hotel and back to the hospital will also be covered for your companion.

Useful telephone numbers

• Club Travel - 01 555 5550
• EMSS - 01 284 5925
• Hampshire Clinic - 0044 1256 357111