University Volume 22 | Issue Two | Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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Free Healthcare for 374,000 Students Made Available
The announcement comes at an important time for many students, who simply cannot afford to pay for a consultation with a local GP if they do not have access to a medical card. With rising rent levels in accommodation as well as car insurance, the news will be welcomed by the third-level fraternity. In response to the new service, the USI President, Síona Cahill, has said, “we are delighted to partner with videoDoc to provide free online doctor healthcare to our members, alongside existing services on campuses. With the high cost of living and accommodation being the main factor in student poverty, our students can now rest assured that if they get sick they can be seen in minutes by using videoDoc."
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Ciaran Dineen, News Editor
for all student members of the Union until 10pm. To celebrate the launch of Students in Ireland. of the service, ‘videoDoc’ are also t was announced last month by running a competition for those who ‘videoDoc’, an online health care The service has been brought in in download their app, where students organisation, that for the 2018/19 conjunction with the USI and will can win a brand new car worth academic year, all online consultations make medically certified doctors €14,740. delivered via their doctors will be free available 7 days a week, from 8am
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European Student Card
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Not only does this give security to full-time students living on campus or around Cork but also to part-time students, those who are on Erasmus and also to people on work placement. According to statistics released from ‘videoDoc’, 71% of students who used their service earlier this year admitted that had they not been able to access the free consultation they would have avoided going to a local GP due to cost and inconvenience. 7% of those surveyed also said that had the service not existed, going to an A&E Continued on page 5
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