Donate to Hygiene Hub

Hygiene Hub with collaboration with SETU Waterford are coming to Rowe Creating Medical Practice!

We are organising a Hygiene Drive to collect as many hygiene products as possible in collaboration with the Waterford Food Bank. All donated items will be distributed to local communities in Waterford. Our most requested items are: Shampoo, Shower gel, Toothpaste & Brush, Deodorant, cleaning products, Nappies & wipes. Drop in to the foyer of the Waterford Health Park on this Thursday 21st November and donate an item or two to help those in need. Let’s come together to create a positive impact in our community!

Neuroaffirming Pack

If you are visiting the surgery with your child and would like to use our Neuroaffirming pack, please ask the receptionist at the desk who will give access to the the Pack while waiting for the doctor or nurse.

Neuroaffirming Pack
Contents:
• Ear defenders (to reduce noise sensitivity)
• Green glasses (to help reduce light sensitivity associated with our fluorescent lights)
• Weighted lap pad (provides input to the muscles in the lap to reduce anxiety)
• Social story about attending our G.P practice
• Selection of fidgets (reduce anxiety)
• Neuroaffirming story book to enjoy

Pfizer Booster Clinic Thursday 6th January

We will be running mass Covid 19 Pfizer Booster Clinics here at the Waterford Health Park on Thursday 6th January

You can have the pfizer booster vaccine if you are aged over 16 year’s old, If it is more than 3 months since your 2nd Covid Vaccine

Or If you haven’t had Covid in the last 3 months.

Anyone who has had the single dose Jansen J&J and are not registered as a patient are welcome to avail of the pfizer booster here at our practice.

The link to book a time on the 6th in is here https://calendly.com/vaccines-2/covid-booster-clinic-1

Vaccine Clinic Update

We have finished all our 1st dose Clinics. Everyone who has not yet had a vaccine will be vaccinated in the coming weeks through the HSE Mass Vaccination Clinic in the WIT arena. You can register on the HSE portal https://vaccine.hse.ie/?fbclid=IwAR055WJ_juHryhUFu2N6oY6-8C-TOLl7pNUXJ-SeTYTfPiSGflLunvSgSho

COVID TESTING Changes due to HSE Cyber attack

COVID-19 TESTING IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS HSE IT systems down

If you are a close contact or have symptoms, you can attend any COVID-19 test centre without an appointment.
You need to bring photo ID and provide a mobile phone number.
Waterford

Kilcohan Test Centre,
Kilcohan,
Waterford
X91 EY73
Open 8.30am to 7pm
There is no need to ring the GP; you can just turn up at the testing centre. Please share 🙏