The below grants are available in most areas. You will need to contact your Primary Care Unit to check availability and obtain application forms.

Immunisation Fridge Grant

A once off grant of €1,270 per GMS practice is available to cover the cost of purchasing an immunisation fridge.

Following purchase of an immunisation fridge, you are required to submit detailed original invoices and receipts (not photocopies) for expenditure incurred.

• This grant is only available if the practice has never received this grant, not the particular GMS GP. If a grant has previously been issued to your practice, you will not be reimbursed.

• Contact your LHO for more information.

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Height Measure/Weighing Scales Grant

GPs with an Under 8’s contract can avail of a once off grant for the purchase of a height measure and weighing scales.

The maximum grant is €60 for a height measure and €126 for a weighing scales.

• Multiple GPs in the same practice can claim this grant (a separate invoice must be submitted for each).

• Completed forms, accompanied by proof of purchase, should be returned to your Primary Care Unit.

• You must retain a copy of completed form for your records.

• Only equipment purchased after the 30th June 2015 qualifies for contribution towards purchase.

• Doctors seeking refund must hold an Under 8 contract.

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