Portmarnock GP Clinic

11/09/2023

We are delighted to launch our online appointment booking system!

This allows you to book appointments to see Dr. Laura or Dr. Niall through a secure app that is linked in with our patient software system.

This is available for both private & GMS patients.

For now only 'regular' appointments can be made though we will add extra functionality over time once the system beds in successfully.

Thanks everyone

All the details are here:

07/04/2023

We would like to wish all our patients and their families a happy and peaceful break 🐣

The practice is closed today, Good Friday, and our colleagues in DDOC are covering for pressing and emergency cases as usual.

Monday is of course a bank holiday so we will be open again on Tuesday morning.

Thanks everyone 🙏🏻🙏🏻🐣🐣👌

16/03/2023

We want to wish all our patients and their families a Happy St Patrick’s Day tomorrow!

The clinic is now closed until Monday and DDOC will be covering us for emergencies as usual.

Thanks everyone 😄☘️☘️☘️

14/11/2022

If you are feeling unwell, especially with a respiratory illness, it is worth checking out www.undertheweather.ie

It is an excellent website with lots of resources for you if you want advice on how to deal with coughs, colds & other illnesses

😞🤒😷🤧🩺🩻

A lot of everyday illnesses like colds, coughs, flu, earache and sore throats don’t need an antibiotic. Learn how you can treat and look after yourself and your family when you’re sick or have a high temperature without taking antibiotics.

19/10/2022

We are well into our flu & Covid-19 vaccination season so it is a good time to give you an update!

If you are in an ‘at-risk’ group for flu then you can book in for a free flu vaccine. Just call us. The details for who is eligible are here: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/getting-the-vaccine/

All children 👶👧🧒👦 aged 2-17 inclusive are eligible for a free flu vaccine also. This is not an injection but a nasally inhaled vaccine. It is safe, painless and very quick to administer. There is more info on that here: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/childrens-flu-vaccine/

Are you waiting on a Covid19 booster vaccine?
You must be no less than 4 months after a Covid19 infection or booster.

So for example, if you were diagnosed with Covid19 on September 2nd, you will be eligible for a booster from January 2nd.
We will be running clinics for eligible patients until the end of December.

Again, please call us to book yours.

Thank you everyone 😃👍💉💉

Children and young people aged between 2 and 17 years can get the nasal flu vaccine for free. Read about the immunity, safety and side effects of the nasal flu vaccine.

22/09/2022

It is flu vaccine season again! 🤧😷🤒🤕

We have a useful update here on our website about our 2022-2023 influenza vaccine campaign as well as news on the new Covid booster that will provide protection against the original & Omicron variants of Covid-19.

Please take the time to read the information that is on our website, linked below.

Thanks everyone 😀

Influenza vaccine 2022-2023 season We are currently contacting patients (by text) who are eligible for the flu vaccine (2022-2023 season). To make the rollout as smooth as possible we are inviting people by age and then by eligibility by condition (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD, etc.). We are also vac...

01/09/2022

Sincere thanks to all of those who attended for their Covid-19 booster yesterday. We are going to continue with this program for the time being as best we can.

We will be contacting patients as they become eligible.

Naturally, as we approach the Winter period, like many enterprises, things can get a lot busier so we will continue to assess things in relation to our capacity to provide the Covid 19 vaccine in our surgery.

Please don't call the practice with queries on your eligibility. The HSE website has excellent info on all of this so it is best to check their website on it.

Have a look on your government issued vaccination cert as this will tell you when you had your last dose & you will be able to figure things out from there.

You are also free to book a vaccine through the HSE website if you would prefer to do so.

As of yet, we have no definite information on when the 2022-2023 flu vaccine will become available.

Thanks everyone 😀👍

Healthcare workers and people aged between 12-49 with long-term health conditions are being invited to make an appointment for their second Covid-19 booster dose from today.

10/08/2022

We hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather! 😃👋☀️🏄‍♀️🚣
It has been a long time coming!!

Don't forget to be sun safe when you are out and about today 😎

(P.S. We'll have an update on our plans for the latest Covid-19 boosters in the next few weeks😉)

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04/07/2022

It is a while since we updated on our Covid 19 response here so if you have a few moments please read on! 😃

1) We currently do not have Covid vaccines in stock. They are given to us in batches of 200 and have a short shelf life and the risk of excess vaccines expiring is too great.💉💉💉

It is likely that we will be vaccinating again at a later stage. For the moment please contact the HSE here: https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/booking/ to book yours.

2) If you have not had your booster or indeed any vaccine for Covid and are eligible, please consider availing of it now. We have the time to mitigate against a severe wave this Winter ☃️❄️

3) Masks are compulsory in our clinic at all times, this is to protect our staff & our more vulnerable patients. Sometimes a person's vulnerability will not be obvious to you.

At one stage earlier in the year we had 80% of our team out with Covid at the one time and this severely curtailed our services to the community. Please remember to bring your mask to your appointment.

Thanks everyone for your co-operation 😀👍

Choose a time and date that suits you. You can book an appointment up to 5 days in advance.

14/06/2022

It is Men’s Health week this week in Ireland.

This week is designed to raise awareness of Men’s Health issues.

For many reasons, men are much slower to attend their GP with health concerns than their female counterparts.

GPs are well placed to care for all the family, including men, so if you or a loved one are worried about something don’t put it off!

Most of the time we can offer reassurance or arrange the necessary expert opinion or investigations to get you looked after 😊👌

https://www.mhfi.org/mhw/about-mhw.html

Background information on International Men's Health Week

08/06/2022

Sincere good wishes to all our patients who are staring their state exams this week

From all the team in Portmarnock GP Clinic 👍

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0608/1303474-leaving-junior-cert-exams/

More than 131,000 students began their Leaving and Junior certificate examinations this morning.

03/06/2022

We hope that our patients & their families have a relaxed & enjoyable long weekend! 😃👌

The practice will close this evening at 6pm and we will reopen on Tuesday at 8am.

👉 Please note that e-mails sent over the weekend to the practice will not be seen until Tuesday morning so if you have a pressing medical issue that cannot wait until next week please call DDOC on 1850 22 44 77.

Enjoy the good weather everyone! ⛳️🏏⛹️‍♀️🤸🏄🤾‍🧘‍♀🏊‍♂️🤽‍♀️🚵‍♂️

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/temperatures-set-to-reach-20-degrees-over-bank-holiday-weekend-1315283.html

Saturday is set to be largely dry and sunny, with a few showers in southern parts. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, warmest in the west, in light to moderate northeasterly winds