Our next Respiratory & Acute Illness Clinic will run on Tuesday 16th December 2025 from 5pm to 7pm. This is a special clinic aimed at helping address the large number of patients suffering from respiratory related ailments at this time of year – such as colds, flus, coughs, sore throats, sneezes or running noses. Patients […]
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This week’s Respiratory & Acute Illness Clinic at Hazelhill Family Practice will run from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday 9th December. This is a special clinic offering additional hours aimed at helping address the large number of patients suffering from respiratory related ailments – such as colds, flus, coughs, sore throats, sneezes or running noses
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In response to the high number of respiratory and acute illnesses occurring at this time of year, Hazelhill Family Practice will be offering our patients a special clinic between now and next February. This weekly Respiratory & Acute Illness Clinic will be devoted to helping patients specifically with respiratory related ailments, such as colds, flus,
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Like many other local organisations and businesses, over the last few years Hazelhill Family Practice has experienced a significant increase in our costs. Over that time, we have endeavoured to absorb as many of these rising expenses as possible. However, given the ongoing inflationary costs facing our practice, some of our practice fees will now
Following a range of queries on this subject, we would like to confirm that the shingles vaccine is available from Hazelhill Family Practice. This vaccine was in the news last week after it emerged the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) had said it would not be a good use of HSE resources to be
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A second case of measles in Ireland for 2024 was confirmed to have occurred in the West of Ireland last week. There are also another 20 ‘suspected cases’ around the country. The Chief Medical Officer Breda Smyth has also said she is “very concerned” that Ireland is at high risk of a measles outbreak. While
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Travel vaccines should be an essential part of your holiday preparation if you are planning a trip to Southeast Asia. We recommend planning your travel vaccines at least six to four weeks before your intended trip as some vaccines take a long time to become effective. There are no mandatory travel vaccines required to travel
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Type 2 diabetes is becoming a big problem in this country. In fact, research done by the HSE predicts that cases of type 2 diabetes in Ireland will increase by 60% in the next 10- 15 years.[1] To know why this is happening it’s important to understand what type 2 diabetes is. It occurs when
1 in 13 people suffer from asthma making it one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in Ireland. For those people, day-to-day life can be stressful and difficult especially if they feel like they have no control over their condition. Although there is no cure for asthma, thankfully there are many different ways to
Having a healthy immune system is vital because it’s your first line of defence against harmful organisms such as bacteria, parasites and viruses. If you suffer from regular infections, headaches, fatigue, digestive problems and even cold hands you may have a weak immune system. Thankfully, there are ways to improve your immune health by considering