Services

We provide a wide range of services including preventative medicine and screening tests

Diabetic Management

Antenatal Care

Childhood Immunisation/ Vaccinations

Childhood Immunisation

The current recommended schedule for babies born form 1 October 2016 is as follows:

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If your child was born before 1 October 2016 information is available here

Vaccinations

Influenza and Pneumoccocal (Pneumonia) Vaccination

In accordance with the Department of Health guidelines we recommend annual influenza vaccination to the following patients:

  • chronic heart disease (this includes anyone who has a history of having a “heart attack” or unstable angina)
  • chronic liver disease
  • chronic renal failure
  • chronic respiratory disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
  • diabetes mellitus
  • down syndrome
  • haemoglobinopathies
  • Morbid obesity i.e. body mass index over 40
  • immuno suppression due to disease or treatment (these include anyone on treatment for cancer)
  • with any condition that can affect lung function especially those attending special schools/da0y centres with cerebral palsy or intellectual disability
  • on long-term aspirin therapy (because of the risk of Reyes syndrome)

Pneumococcal Vaccinations

Pneumococcal disease is a very serious disease. It is a major cause of illness and death, particularly amongst the very young. Those with the following conditions should be vacinated with PPV23.

  • diabetes mellitus
  • chronic heart, respiratory or liver disease
  • chronic renal disease, nephrotic syndrome, renal transplant
  • sickle cell disease
  • those with missing or non functioning spleens
  • disorders of the immune system including cancer
  • people receiving chemotherapy or other treatments that suppress the immune system
  • persons with HIV infection or AIDS
  • those who have received or are about to receive cochlear transplants

Family Planning including Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

  • Dr Holly Porter is ICGP accredited in LARC procedures
  • Contraception advice
  • Oral Contraceptive Pill
  • Long Acting Reversible Contraception including Implanon and Mirena IUD
  • Fees range from standard consultation charge to €150 for LARC consultation adn insertion/removal

Cryotherapy (Wart Removal)

Cryotherapy is a treatment used to cause breakdown of skin lesions by a cold substance. In Mountjoy Family Practice, we use liquid nitrogen to freeze skin problems. Liquid nitrogen reduces the skin temperature down to nearly -50 degrees centigrade, turning the water in the skin cells to ice which kills them. This leads to mild inflammation which helps to clear up the lesion and, in the case of viral warts, kill off the virus. You may need a course of treatments to eradicate the virus.

We use Cryotherapy to treat certain skin conditions

  • Warts and verrucae
  • Seborrhoiec keratosis (non-viral warts that tend to appear in later life)
  • Actinic keratosis (a type of sun damage which if left can sometimes turns malignant)
  • Skin tags

All Doctors and Nurses are proficient in this procedure.

Asthma Care

Health Checks

Asthma is a very common chronic disease. Asthma can start at any time of life, although it usually starts in childhood. Asthma can sometimes run in families and is linked to other conditions such as eczema and hay fever.

Mountjoy Family Practice participate in the HSE Cycle Asthma of Care Programme. This programme of care is open to children aged 2-6 who have an active diagnosis of Asthma and hold an Under 6 GP visit card.

The Asthma Society of Ireland (click here)

HSE (click here)

Men's Health (including ECG & 24hr ABP Monitoring)

Well Woman (including Cervical Smear Exams)

Under 6 Doctor Visit Card patients

Please forward your child’s PPS number and a copy of their birth certificate to apply for the Under 6 DVC Medical Card.

Occupational Health

New Babies

Please forward the infant’s PPS number and a copy of their birth certificate along with the medical card number of the parent to have the baby added to the parents medical card.

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