Bridge Medical Practice

07/01/2025

❄️ The cold weather snap has been very evident this week. We issued a text message to all attending patients on Monday morning to take caution and make time if travelling, and we would like to emphasise this again as tomorrow morning may present with more ice than previous morning after a few days of thaw and freeze, especially caution on footpaths and by-roads.
Better to arrive late than injured 🤕

27/12/2024

For any patients of our practice who may be sick today or running out of their prescriptions, don’t hesitate to contact us- we’re open, and we have four doctors and one nurse available to help.
We hope everyone is having a peaceful Christmas season.

18/12/2024

The Christmas season is upon us- we will be closed on the Bank Holidays, but there are are some open days each week, so contact if anything is needed. We wish you all a peaceful and happy holiday.

23/09/2024

Vaccine Clinics

Flu vaccines and COVID boosters are now in stock.

There are clinics on that can be booked into & we will be administering daily in our practice.
Tues 24th from 1pm to 6pm
Thurs 26th from 9am to 11am
Mon 30th from 1pm to 6pm
Tues 1st from 1pm to 6pm
Weds 2nd from 1pm to 6pm
Thurs 3rd from 1pm to 6pm
Tues 8th from 1pm to 6pm.
Sat 28th clinic cancelled.

The flu vaccine is free if you are:
Age 2-17years
Aged 60 and over
A healthcare worker
Living in residential care
Have a health condition that puts you at risk (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Cancer, Immunosuppression)
Are a carer to someone at risk or
Pregnant

Children can have intranasal vaccines, but injected vaccines are more effective for Asthmatic patients.

COVID boosters are available freely if you are:
Aged over 60
Living in residential care
Aged over 6mts to 59yrs with immunocompromise or a condition that puts you at risk (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes etc)
Healthcare worker
Pregnancy

There are multiple viral illnesses that are common in winter but Influenza and COVID are among the most severe.

RSV prevention is being offered to newborns in the maternity hospitals from September to February (RSV season)but we do not have them available in General Practice.

For adults interested in RSV or Shingles vaccines, these are not on the Irish public schedule but can be ordered in privately for those who wish to get them.

For enquiries,
Email at [email protected]
Phone: 021 4372663

21/02/2024

Free & Neuro-affirmative workshops for parents of Autistic kids and teenagers- a little distance away, but nonetheless, always handy to boost supports and skills when possible

18/12/2023

17/12/2023

In the run up to Christmas, there can be colds, flus, COVID and and all sorts of infections, but for many people, there is the hidden burden of overwhelming stress and emotions. We have emergency appointments every day this week for anyone in crisis, whatever that crisis may be. We wish you all a safe and peaceful Christmas season.

There will be out-of-hours GP cover during the bank holidays with Southdoc.

18/08/2023

Our heartfelt condolences to our Nurse Filipa and her family on the loss of her beautiful son, André. He was a remarkable child, and his presence will be felt in this community as long as we are here. Our hearts go out to Filipa, César and Tomás.

From “Syllogisms” by the Portuguese poet Ana Luísa Amaral:

“No fim do jogo todo,
disse-me que amanhã
queria estar comigo para a vida inteira”

“When the game was over,
She said that tomorrow
she wanted to be with me all her life”.

Rest in peace dear child.

28/12/2022

We are back today & until Friday 👍

08/12/2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=457795446527053&id=100068898052795

Current advice is that children with runny nose, temp and sore throat should stay at home from school.

Seek review of child if very unwell- for example poor form/distress, poor intake of fluids.

Strep A (Group A streptococcus) is a common bacteria that is sometimes found in the throat or on the skin. Strep A is spread by close contact.

Strep A infections cause symptoms such as:
➡️sore throat
➡️fever
➡️chills
➡️muscle aches

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y46Y9n

15/10/2022

free prescription and emergency contraception for women and people aged 17 to 25 is now available from your GP or pharmacy.

Find out more at sexualwellbeing.ie

06/10/2022

CHILDREN’S FLU VACCINES

We will have a clinic for the Intra-Nasal Flu vaccine on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th for children from 2yrs to 17yrs.

Book ahead, it will be quickly administered & helpful for the winter ahead.

Bookings through [email protected] or via phone.