Park Medical Practice

30/01/2026

We are now closed for the long weekend and will reopen on Tuesday February 3rd at 9am. For urgent medical issues during this time please phone Southdoc on 0818 355 999.

21/01/2026

Go for screening every time you’re invited and prevent cervical cancer before
it starts.
🌐 hse.ie/cervicalcheck
HSE Ireland

21/01/2026

Do you spend a lot on prescription medicines each month? Want to save some money? 💊

If you have the Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) card, you pay a maximum of €80 a month for any approved medicines and certain medical appliances that you and your family need🙌

Your family includes:

✔️Your spouse or partner
✔️Your children under 18 or under 23 if they’re studying full-time
✔️A family member with a disability

You can apply for a DPS card online at mydps.ie or apply by post. To get the paper form, you can:

✅Download it from the HSE website
✅Call 📞 0818 22 44 78
✅Visit your Local Health Office

You’ll need to give some personal info when applying, including:

✔️ Full name, address, gender, date of birth and contact details of you and relevant family members
✔️ PPS numbers for you and your family
✔️ Proof of your address (like a bill)
✔️ Proof your children are in full-time education if they are 18-23

🛒 When you register for the DPS, you get a swipe card for each person you applied for. You show this card at the pharmacy when you collect your medication.

16/01/2026

13/01/2026

Visitor restrictions at University Hospital Kerry

January 13 2026



HSE South West remind the public that visitor restrictions are in place at University Hospital Kerry as part of efforts to reduce the spread of influenza.



The restrictions include:

One visitor per patient, per day, for a maximum of 15 minutes.
Visitors must wear surgical masks and use hand sanitiser (provided at the entrance to the hospital)
There is no visiting outside of visiting times (2pm to 4pm or 6pm to 8pm).


As always, the public are reminded not to visit if you feel in any way unwell – for example a temperature, runny nose, cough or any diarrhoea or vomiting.



These measures will be lifted as soon as possible when clinical circumstances allow. Certain compassionate exceptions will be made on case-by-case basis, by contacting ward staff in advance.



In the maternity ward, one birthing partner/visitor will be facilitated. This includes in the antenatal ward, delivery suite, postnatal ward and gynaecology ward. Children are not allowed to visit. Both parents will be facilitated on the neonatal ward.



Hospital Manager Mary Fitzgerald said:

“Unfortunately, flu rates in the community continue to increase and we need to continue visitor restrictions at UHK as part of our efforts to keep patients safe. We thank the public for their continuing co-operation and understanding, as we work together to keep patients and staff safe at the hospital.”



Ms Fitzgerald thanked the public for their help in stopping the spread of flu.

“It is not too late to get your flu vaccine. We continue to see patients hospitalised with influenza, and presenting at the emergency department. Our strong advice to those groups is to get vaccinated, even at this late stage, and get the protection they need.”

12/01/2026

👩‍👦Help protect everyone in the household by bringing children to a walk-in nasal flu vaccine clinic on Wednesday, January 14th from 10am-3pm in Killarney Southdoc, Upper Park Road, Killarney, Kerry, V93 CVF9.
Pop-up clinics are open to children aged 2-17 for a free nasal spray vaccine. See details of upcoming clinics ⬇️ or 🔎http://hse.ie/fluclinics for more.

10/01/2026

Please Share/Thank you. ** ****This workshop is designed to give you clarity, confidence, and practical tools for supporting teenagers who are experiencing school avoidance—whether it shows up occasionally, in cycles, or as a more entrenched pattern.
School avoidance in secondary school isn’t about laziness, defiance, or a young person ‘not caring’. It’s a stress response. When a teenager feels overwhelmed—socially, emotionally, academically, or physically—their nervous system does exactly what it’s designed to do: it tries to protect them. Our role is to understand that response, not judge it.
During our time together, we’re going to look beneath the surface of school avoidance in adolescence.
We’ll explore the early signs that a teen is beginning to struggle, the common traps adults fall into (even with the best intentions), and the small, strategic shifts that can make a meaningful difference. You’ll leave with language that supports connection, approaches that reduce morning stress, and ways to build resilience without escalating conflict or power struggles.
This is a space of compassion, not criticism.
Every family represented here is doing their best with the tools they have. My aim is to expand that toolkit—so you feel more equipped, more supported, and more hopeful.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a clearer understanding of:
• Why school avoidance happens in secondary school
• What anxiety looks like in real life—not just in theory
• How to respond in ways that calm the nervous system rather than activate it
• How to set boundaries that hold firm without creating battles
• How to support your teenager while also looking after your own wellbeing
You don’t need to have all the answers.
You just need a starting point—and that’s what today is about.
So take a breath, settle in, and know that you’re in the right place.

09/01/2026

Upcoming meeting Tuesday 27th January. Men’s health event! Please share❤️

08/01/2026

👩‍👦Help protect everyone in the household by bringing children to a walk-in nasal flu vaccine clinic. Pop-up clinics are open to children aged 2-17 for a free nasal spray vaccine. See details of upcoming clinics ⬇️ or 🔎 https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/childrens-flu-vaccine/ for more.

07/01/2026

Log on Learn
St Brendan's College Transition Year students are starting another term of their Log On Learning Programme. If you need any IT help, help
with your phone: wish to learn how to text, use WhatsApp, Facebook, order your weekly shop online, use your laptop or take photos on your phone. Let the students know what you'd like to learn and learn at your own pace. Wednesdays in January from 11:30 to 1:00. Running from the 7th to the 28th of January. Complementary teas and coffees available.

If interested, please call 0646631021 to sign up.

07/01/2026

We are really looking forward to delivering this 'MenoWell 2 Kerry' programme from the 21st of January! Sign up here if interested: https://edufit.ie/menowell-2-kerry/. The ‘MenoWell 2 Kerry’ programme is designed and delivered by EduFit and is funded and supported by (KRSP) Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership and Bon Secours Hospital Tralee.

30/12/2025

ℹ️ University Hospital Kerry is currently facing a significant and escalating surge in winter illnesses. As always, anyone with an urgent or emergency care need should attend the Emergency Department, but anyone with a less serious condition should review all their other options - GPs, SouthDoc, pharmacists, and injury units. Thank you for your cooperation.