New GP surgery to open in Navan on the back of 'huge demand'
With huge demand for GP services in the Navan area and most surgeries no longer taking on new patients, there is welcome news for those struggling to access doctors locally as a new surgery is due to open in the town in the coming weeks.
Dr Rajneet Singh is due to open Flower Hill Medical next month and says already people have been knocking on the door looking to register with the surgery which is located in the unit formerly occupied by photographer James Carney.
A native of India, Dr Singh has lived in Ireland since graduating from medicine in 2008 and brings 15 years of experience with a background in hospital and community settings.
“I have worked across various specialties, including accident & emergency and rheumatology, and hold a Master’s degree in Clinical Research from NUI Galway. My medical journey continued in England, where I completed the GP training,” said Dr Singh.
“I have a special interest in joint injections, offering patients advanced care in the management of musculoskeletal conditions—an increasingly important area in general practice.”
Dr Singh worked as a GP in Ashbourne for the past 18 months before deciding to open his own practice in Navan having seen the huge demand for GP services in the town. He explained that he knew there were several practices in Ashbourne that were still accepting new patients and he wanted to stay in Meath, so he looked at Navan when he made the decision to open on his own practice.
“I wanted to stay in Meath as I am living in Meath and I like Meath, so Navan was the next most appropriate location. People there are desperately looking for GP services.”
“GPs are in high demand, I was lucky to be in the position to be able to open a service for Navan.”
Final preparations are now being made in advance of the surgery opening and Dr Singh is in the process of applying a HSE contract. He will be taking registrations from private patients after the second week in May and once his HSE contract is finalised will be able to accept medical card patients.
“Already there are people knocking on the door. There is a huge interest and people are keen to see another surgery open up to cater for the town.”
''I am delighted to open this new practice and look forward to offering high-quality medical services to the local population. My goal is to build a welcoming, patient-centred clinic that meets the health needs of the community with compassion and professionalism.”
Meanwhile, plans are at an advanced stage for two other GP surgeries to open in the new medical centre building at the Cluain Adain development at the Clonmagadden Road to the north of the town.
Two separate surgeries are due to open but it has not yet been disclosed which GPs will be based in the centre.
A pharmacy unit on the ground floor will be occupied by McCartan Pharmacy and a lease has not yet been finalised on another unit in the building which is likely be a coffee shop.