Patients in Laois now can access all their health information with the launch of the new HSE app.
The HSE Health App gives patients easy digital access to their health information and helps them navigate the health service.
The app, launched by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, is now available to download FOR FREE from the HSE website, Google Play, and the App Store by searching “HSE Health”.
It is available in both Irish and English, with step-by-step guidance provided for easy setup.
For further details, visit HSE.ie.
Key Features of the HSE Health App include:
- Digital versions of Medical, GP, Drug Payment Scheme, and European Health Insurance Cards;
- Vaccination records – COVID-19 and Flu;
- Details of reimbursed medications and a safe place to store personal medication lists;
- Information on HSE services, including Emergency;
- Departments and Injury Units;
- Health and Wellbeing resources, including easy access to the HSE’s health guides;
- Maternity service appointment access for expectant mothers.
Speaking on the launch of the app, Minister Carroll MacNeill said the app is “just the beginning.”
“We are committed to expanding its capabilities to give people better access, control, and convenience in managing their health.
“By embracing technology, we are making healthcare more accessible for everyone.”
Laois Fine Gael TD Willie Aird and local Councillor Conor Bergin welcomed the announcement.
The pair describing the app as “a game-changer in how people in Laois will engage with their health information, offering a seamless and secure way to access key health services and personal records at their fingertips.
“The HSE Health App will continue improving, with ongoing updates in 2025.
“These will include access to public hospital and screening appointments for public patients, as well as new self-care tools for quitting smoking and managing chronic conditions.”
