FLU AND COVID BOOSTER CLINICS
We will be starting our Annual Flu and Covid Booster vaccines on 3rd October, please phone Surgery to make an appointment.
National Free Contraception care aged 17 - 35
Free contraception care for women aged between 17 - 31
Make an appointment with your GP to discuss your options for contraception. If you are aged 17-31, you do not have to pay for your GP visit or any prescriptions you get.
There are many types of contraception covered by this service. You can choose from a range of contraception listed below. These include short-acting contraceptives and long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Short-acting contraceptives are are types of contraception that depend on you remembering to take or use them regularly or each time you have sex. These include the:
Larcs:
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are types of contraception that you do not have to remember to take everyday. These include the:
intrauterine device or IUD and intrauterine system or IUS (these are also known as coils)
IUB Ballerine Coil (copper coil)
To access free contraception you need to be:
a woman or person with a uterus
aged between 17 to 31
living in Ireland
Please contact the Practice more information or to arrange a Consultation with a GP.
Vaccine updates
Chicken Pox:
The chickenpox vaccine protects against the varicella zoster virus. This causes chickenpox. It's also called the varicella vaccine. It’s not part of current childhood schedule but can be given to anyone over 12 months old. The vaccine is not covered on the medical card and there is a €20 administration charge per dose.
Consider getting the vaccine if you have not had chickenpox before and you’re:
a healthcare worker
in close contact with someone who has a weak immune system, for example, a child could have the vaccine if their parent is having chemotherapy
Shingles:
Adults 50 years and older can get two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease. Adults 19 years and older who have weakened immune systems because of disease or therapy should also get two doses of Shingrix, as they have a higher risk of getting shingles and related complications.
The vaccine is not covered on the medical and there is a €20 administration fee per dose.
Please contact the Practice if you would like more information on how to arrange a vaccine.
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Vaccine updates:
Chicken Pox vaccine:
The chickenpox vaccine protects against the varicella zoster virus. This causes chickenpox. It's also called the varicella vaccine. This is not included in the routine childhood vaccination schedule but can be given to anyone over 12 months old. The vaccine is not covered on the medical card and there is €20 administration charge per dose.
Consider getting the vaccine if you have not had chickenpox before and you’re:
a healthcare worker
in close contact with someone who has a weak immune system, for example, a child could have the vaccine if their parent is having chemotherapy
Please see below link with more information on the varicella vaccine.
Please contact the Practice for more information on how to arrange a vaccine.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Illness Benefit
· If you are out of work due to illness then you are entitled to Illness Benefit as part of your P.R.S.I taxes.
· Even if you think you might not get a payment, you should request a Cert as a submitted certificate entitles you to PRSI ‘stamps’ which are needed for State Pension on retirement.
· Non-COVID related Illness: You may apply for illness benefit after a 6 day wait period.
· COVID19 related Certification: If you have Covid19 or have to isolate because of Covid-19 contact or testing then you are entitled to an accelerated and enhanced Illness Benefit Payment payable from Day 1 of isolation. go to Department of Social Protection website and fill in their IB1 form or alternatively call to the surgery to collect form. You do not need to get a Medical certificate from your GP, you can upload your positive PCR or Antigen test.
STEP ONE
Request a Medical Certificate of Illness (Med 1 form) from your GP. The e-Cert is sent electronically to the Department.
* Certs will only be issued following an initial review by your GP.
**The E-Cert sent covers the totality of the illness and no ‘First, Middle or Final' cert is sent
STEP TWO
Go to Department of Social Protection website and fill in their IB1 form or alternatively collect one from Reception.
Blood Results
When you have a blood test carried out, your results may take up to 2 weeks to come back, do not phone the surgery enquiring about results before this period. If your result is abnormal the doctor who ordered the blood test will contact you by phone. If your results are normal you will receive a text message from the doctor.
UTI’S
If you think you may have a urinary tract infection, please ring the surgery at 9am to book a phone consultation with the doctor to discuss the results of dipstick carried out in our surgery. You will be asked to drop the sample into Reception before 10am to allow us to send the sample to the Lab to be analysed. Please note we are unable to send samples to the Lab on Fridays as we do not have a courier.
Driving Licence Appointments
Please ensure you book an appointment in advance of your licence expiring as this is not an urgent same day appointment you may have to wait up to 2 weeks for an appointment. Once you have your appointment made please book your appointment with NDLS within a month of your medical/eyesight exam with us. You can download form in the forms section . Please have all your details filled in prior to your appointment.
ANNUAL FLU AND COVID BOOSTER CAMPAIGN
Annual Flu and Covid Booster Clinics will commence 2nd October. Please phone the surgery to arrange an appointment.
We would like to wish all our Patients a Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year
Our Opening Hours over the Christmas holidays are as Follows:
Saturday 24th December 2022-Tuesday 27th December CLOSED
Wednesday 28th December 9.00am-12.30pm
Thursday 29th December 9.00am-5.30pm
Friday 30th December 9.00am-5.30pm
Saturday 1st January 2023-Sunday 2nd January 2023 CLOSED
The surgery will re-open for normal hours on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
For Out Of Hours Emergencies Please Phone CAREDOC on 0818 300 365
FLU VACCINE AND COVID BOOSTER CLINICS
We have now commenced our annual Flu Vaccine Clinics along with our Covid Booster Clinics.
Please telephone the surgery to book an appointment on 059-6481415.
Do you know that all patients over 65 years of age and immunosupressed patients can now get their 3rd Covid booster vaccine.
Patients over the age of 12 years may also be eligible for 2nd Covid Booster.