Consultant Dermatologist

Naas General Hospital is a 243 bedded – acute model 3 public hospital serving the catchment area of Kildare and West-Wicklow with a population of over a quarter of a million people. It provides a range of services including medical, surgical and stroke. There is a 4-bedded intensive care unit. Our services are designed to meet the needs of the adult population in this catchment area. The majority of hospital activity results from unscheduled inpatient admissions through the Emergency Department (ED). The emergency department is open 24-hours per day 7 days per week all year round. The hospital is owned and managed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.

There are 0.66 WTE Consultant Dermatologists in the HSE Dublin Midlands Region, based at Naas General Hospital.

The Dermatology Unit at Naas General Hospital provides Regional Dermatology Services to the HSE Dublin Midlands Region.

Outpatient clinic activity occurs 3 days a week. In NGH there are currently 3 dermatology clinics per week, pigmented lesion clinics are incorporated into these clinics. The majority of patients seen in Naas are managed in Naas including melanoma follow-up with just a small cohort needing referral to a Model 4 hospital. As with other specialties, the service is seeing an ever-increasing number of referrals. The number of referrals will continue to rise with the observed trend in skin cancer numbers.

There are currently 3.0 WTE nursing staff including 1 WTE Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist and 1 ANP post.

There is 1 WTE Registrar post in Naas.

The current expansion of Consultant numbers will also include expansion of nursing and registrar WTE.

The Dermatology department at NGH has an on-site phototherapy unit offering narrow band UVB. Dermatology at NGH offers photodynamic therapy.