Kilkeel Medical Practice

18/11/2025

Do you have diabetes? Why not join the free diabetes sessions in Newry. The next session is on Wednesday 10th December at 10am-11am. 2026 dates will be available soon.

If you would like to know more about these sessions or for further information or support please email: communityteamni@diabetes.org.uk

18/11/2025

Join our free, friendly online session for parents of 5-11 year olds to learn about:
• Supporting your child's emotional/social development
• Managing emotions and normal anxiety
• Your child's developing brain
• Key developmental stages
• Supporting sleep

📅 Thursday 20 November
🕙 10–11.30am

To book your place contact:

07841 970 432
lisa.lenaghan@southerntrust.hscni.net

18/11/2025

Join our free online session for parents/carers of teenagers. Learning about teenage brain development will support you in understanding why:
• Teens feel emotions/anxiety so intensely.
• Teens have difficulty reading faces, gestures and emotions of others.
• Social acceptance and rejection by their peers matters.
• There is conflict with parents.
• Their sleep patterns change.

📅 Friday 21 November
🕙 10–11.30am

To book your place contact:
07452 509 055
lisa.lenaghan@southerntrust.hscni.net

18/11/2025

Appointments available with our mental health practitioners- Ainne Donaghy and Kelly Forbes. Contact reception to book. Ainne and Kelly can offer a review of your mood/mental health and can suggest how to improve your mental health via non medication options. We also have 2 student counsellors at the surgery who are accessible via Kelly and Ainne.

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

We have three face-to-face Mindful Self-Compassion courses taking place in the month of December.
The course explores what self-compassion is; how to cultivate self-compassion; and how to manage the internal critic. It also provides practical skills and techniques to integrate self-compassion into daily life, fostering resilience and well-being.

Register your interest in attending any of the dates below via link
https://hscni.pulse.ly/6vzpjyz7ul

14/11/2025

Do you have a child who's unwell and are wondering if they should be in nursery or school?

Check out this handy guide to find out when they should stay off, and when they can go back if they are well enough to do so.

Symptoms and severity of illness will vary from person to person. If your child is unwell and you have concerns about their symptoms you should speak to your GP.

14/11/2025

From October to early spring, it’s harder to get enough vitamin D from sunlight in Northern Ireland. While foods like oily fish, eggs, meat, dairy, and fortified cereals help, most of us still need a daily supplement to keep bones, teeth, and muscles healthy.

Learn more 👉 www.pha.site/vitaminD
🎥 Watch an explainer video: “The truth about Vitamin D and your health” on YouTube: youtu.be/zRE7eLZzqq4