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It has been confirmed that the spring booster campaign commences on 22nd April 2024 and will continue until 31st May 2024.
The following groups are eligible for a spring booster:
• those aged 80 years and older.
• those living in long term care facilities for older adults.
• those aged 5 years and older with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to vaccination. NIAC also recommend that the spring booster should be made available for those aged 70-79 years who, following discussion with a healthcare provider, request vaccination.
Recommended intervals are as per the NIAC guidance; however, those eligible may be offered the spring booster at a 3 months interval after their last COVID-19 vaccine or infection to ensure they get their spring booster before the end of May.
While the spring booster programme is aimed for completion by the end of May, it is recognised that in some cases, given the timeframe, vaccinations may run into June.
Ideally all spring boosters should be completed by 14th June, this will then allow for a sufficient interval period to elapse, to enable those vaccinated to receive their autumn booster. If eligible patients from the groups listed above come forward after 14th June, then clinical discretion should be used to assess the risk, benefit and impact on autumn booster timing before administering a spring booster.
Pregnant women, in the appropriate stage of pregnancy and where the appropriate time since last dose of vaccine has elapsed, remain eligible for booster doses throughout the year.
If you wish to have a Covid 19 Booster please telephone the surgery on 056 444 1310 today and book an appointment with the practice nurse. Many thanks
We are delighted to be able to offer free contraception advice and prescriptions to all women age 17-30 years as part of the new national free contraceptive service scheme.
All contraceptive methods are covered
Pill/ patch/ ring
Coils (Mirena/Jaydess/Kyleena)
Implant (Implanon)
Injection (Depo provera)
Please note that you must now order prescriptions online or in writing.
We will no longer be accepting phone requests for prescriptions from 1st July 2022. All requests must be made online or in writing and dropped to the surgery. You must allow 48 working hours for completion of a request. Payment for a prescription for private patients must also be made using the separate link. Thank You
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If you have a medical card, you can get certain health services free of charge. Usually, your dependent spouse or partner and your children can also get the same range of health services for free. Your medical card is issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE), but it is your responsibility to apply for same, they are not issued automatically.
If you are ‘ordinarily resident’ in Ireland you can apply for a medical card. This means that you are living in Ireland and intend to live here for at least one year.
To qualify for a medical card, your weekly income must be below a certain figure for your family size. Cash income, savings, investments and property (except for your own home) are taken into account in the means test. You may be eligible under the New Thresholds from September 2023.
If you do not qualify for a full medical card you may qualify for doctor visit card.
All children under 8 years of age living in Ireland can get a GP visit card.
The under 8s GP visit card covers:
Medication costs and hospital charges are not covered
To register your child you need to provide your:
If you don’t have your child’s PPS number, phone the Department of Social Protection on 0818 927 999 or email cis@welfare.ie. If your baby is under 4 months, you can still register. We’ll ask you for their PPS at a later date.
Your child must currently live in Ireland and intend to live here for at least 1 year.
If your child has a medical card, you do not need to register. Your child already has access to free GP services.
Other catagories entitlted to a Doctor Viist card are
Castlecomer Medical Centre provides a broad range of medical services to our patients in Castlecomer and the surrounding rural area of North Kilkenny. We are a three doctor practice working from a modern purpose-built medical centre.
Dr Thomas Lynch established the current practice in 2001 having taken over from Dr Patrick MacEneaney. The practice moved into our current building in 2008.
Dr Conor Phelan joined the practice in 2018 and formed a partnership with Dr Lynch in 2021.
Dr Catherine Neary worked as a registrar while she was on the GP training scheme, she started work as a GP in 2018 and joined as a partner in 2022.
As we are a GP training practice. There is usually one or two GP registrar doctors from the South East General Practice Training Scheme working in the practice.
The practice is affiliated with the University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School and usually has a medical student attached to the practice for an 18 week semester and with UCD with placements taking place during the year at intervals.
Please call us on 0564441310 for an appointment.
Castlecomer medical centre , Barrack Street, Castlecomer, Kilkenny. Eircode R95E516.
The surgery is open Monday to Friday 9am to 12noon and 3pm to 5pm and is by appointment only . The phone lines are open 8am to 12 noon and 2pm to 5pm, duringlunch or in the event of a power cut or lines being down the emergency mobile will be answered for emergencies and the number is 0852047173. This number will only be answered when the office number (056 444 1310) is unavailable during working hours. Care Doc is on duty from 6pm to 8am weekdays, weekendand can be contacted on 0818 365 399
Please call us on 0564441310 to make an appointment.
Since the lifting of COVID restrictions patients can now book face to face appointments directly. If there are no appointments available on the same day the reception staff will advise you of this.
If you feel your issue requires urgent assessment, please advise the reception staff and they will try to arrange an urgent appointment or a telephone triage call. You will need to give as much information as possible if your issue is urgent so that we can give you the appropriate attention as soon as possible. Please note a GP surgery receptionist is not simply someone who answers the phone - they are specially trained to help you get the most appropriate treatment as fast as possible. In order to do this, they may need to ask you questions about why you need to see a doctor. Your right to privacy will always be respected and if you do not wish to disclose any information but feel your issue is urgent, please inform reception staff of this and a doctor will endeavor to contact you as soon as possible.
Please inform reception staff if you have any symptoms of COVID 19.
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