Buncrana Medical Centre

17/11/2025

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY
REQUIRED AT BUNCRANA MEDICAL CENTRE
Due to expansion, position available immediately.
Closing date for applications Monday 15th of December at 12 noon.

Key requirements:
• Medical reception experience desirable but not essential
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as a team member
• Proficient IT Skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.

Please email response if interested with CV to
Practice Manager
Deborah McLaughlin
deborah@buncranamedicalcentre.ie

14/11/2025

Notice -HSE and ICGP - strongly recommend that all babies and infants receive the RSV vaccination this winter

RSV infection causes
hospitalisations, including some serious illness, especially among young infants and before the
introduction of the programme, each winter, 4 out of every 100 infants were hospitalised due to
RSV, with some infants needing special treatment in intensive care units. A further 50 out of every
100 infants were infected with RSV and many needed medical care from their GP, pharmacist, or the
paediatric emergency department. As well as protecting young babies against serious illness, the RSV
immunisation programme will help safeguard vital hospital paediatric services during the very busy
winter months by limiting preventable admissions caused by RSV related illness.

Parents and guardians of babies born from 1 March to 31 August 2025 will be able to book an
appointment at

Babies will now be offered immmunisation against RSV. RSV is a common virus that causes coughs and colds.

11/11/2025

Be Safe Be Seen
On the roads this winter as the dark evenings draw in- the road safety authority advises pedestrians to wear high visibility clothing and drivers to use dipped headlights during the day



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06/11/2025

Influenza is on the rise particularly Influenza A
Flu can impact children and the elderly more severely

Vaccination this year is a trivalent vaccine meaning it protects from severe illness due to the 3 most common strains of influenza

Consider vaccination for children at this time and elderly if in contact with children

Vaccination available daily at Buncrana medical centre

27/10/2025

This webinar may be of interest to families living with asthma



Empowering Families and Schools to Safeguard Children from Indoor Asthma Triggers

25/10/2025

Congratulations to Buncrana tidy towns team and all who maintain our beautiful environment!

Buncrana has been crowned the tidiest town in Donegal. It’s the tenth year in a row the town has received the coveted award in recognition of the work of the local Tidy Towns group. Elsewhere in Donegal, Carrigart has received the 2025 Tidy Towns Gaeltacht award while Letterkenny has been named as...

25/10/2025

Congratulations to the tidy towns team and to all who maintain our beautiful environment!

Buncrana has been crowned the tidiest town in Donegal. It’s the tenth year in a row the town has received the coveted award in recognition of the work of the local Tidy Towns group. Elsewhere in Donegal, Carrigart has received the 2025 Tidy Towns Gaeltacht award while Letterkenny has been named as...

15/10/2025

Fine the HSA guidance here

https://www.hsa.ie/eng/publications_and_forms/publications/codes_of_practice/code_of_practice_for_indoor_air_quality.pdf

if you don’t ask for a better air quality in schools and colleges for your children, who will?

https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2023/09/Joint-union-ventilation-guidance-updated-August-2025.pdf

14/10/2025

The RCSI, my health series
Is free and informative if you can click on a webinar from the links below

The MyHealth RCSI episodes aim to demystify common health concerns by drawing expertise and insight from our team of researchers and international health experts. More ...

03/10/2025

Due to the RED weather warning, Buncrana Medical Centre will be CLOSING at 3pm today.

From 3pm, incase of EMERGENCY please call 999 or if you need to discuss something URGENT please call our Doctor on call on 086 859 9988 until 6pm.

NoWdoc available from 6pm on 0818 400 911.

16/09/2025

An EpiPen can be used to treat an anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis is a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Symptoms can start within seconds or minutes of exposure to the substance you are allergic to.

Anaphylaxis is the result of your bodies immune system overreacting to a harmless substance such as certain types of food.

Common triggers include food like peanuts hazelnuts, pecan eggs, soya fish, shellfish, fruit and milk
insect venom like bee wasp hornet or bumblebee,
certain medications,
latex
physical stress or
unknown triggers-normally an anaphylaxis is a accompanied symptoms like
•difficult or noisy breathing •swelling of the tongue
•swelling or tightness in the throat
•swelling of the face lips or eyelids
•difficulty talking hoarse voice, persistent wheeze or cough
• possibly loss of consciousness or collapse or becoming pale and floppy, especially in children,

an EpiPen can sometimes be prescribed for this condition scan the QR code to find a training videoon how to use an EpiPen.

11/09/2025

Good luck to students starting third level this year.
Below find some useful service contact details