EYESIGHT & MEDICAL TEST
We provide eye tests & medicals for domestic and commercial vehicle driving licence.
Eye examination is also useful for screening and monitoring chronic diseases such as Diabetes & Hypertension.
DIABETIC CARE
Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack, or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone- a substance of vital importance that is made by your pancreas.
There are two main categories of diabetes:
- Type 1 Diabetes tends to occur in childhood or early adult life, and always requires treatment with insulin injections. It is caused by the body’s own immune system destroying the insulin-making cells(beta-cells) of the pancreas
- Type 2 diabetes usually develops slowly in adulthood. It is progressive and can sometimes be treated with diet and exercise, but more often Type 2 diabetes may require antidiabetic medicine and/or insulin injections.
MEN’S HEALTH
We are acutely aware of the increased interest men are taking in their health and aim to provide a comprehensive range of services to match that interest.
We can provide relevant advice and screening for various conditions to men.
- Testicular awareness
- Prostate Cancer
- Heart Disease
- Cholesterol
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Mental Health
- Alcohol
- Dietary and Lifestyle issues
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Antenatal Care
The combined antenatal care programme allows you to be under joint care of your GP and obstetrician during pregnancy. Visits to the practice that are related to the pregnancy are free of charge once the application for maternity and infant care scheme is completed. Ideally you should visit the practice to see one of the doctors as soon as you discover you are pregnant. You will then be referred to your local maternity hospital. Subsequently your visits will alternate between the hospital and GP. Mother is entitled to a post-natal six week check up and baby will be entitled to a two week and six check-up under this scheme.
Family Planning
Advice is available about the wide array of contraceptive options available to women and men. These include contraceptive pills injections barrier methods ( condoms- male and female diaphragms), intra-uterine devices (Mirena, copper coils) and other long term devices.
The doctor will discuss these options in detail with you to help which is most suitable for you. Special procedures such as insertion on the Implanon must be discussed in advance at an earlier consultation with the doctor.
CERVICAL SCREENING
Smear tests
- Free cervical smear screening for women aged 25-60 years.
- Cervical Check have issued letters of invitation to all women aged 25 – 60 years (through the national PPS number database).
- You can choose to opt in to Cervical Check and self-register if you have never had a smear before by either logging on to cervicalcheck.ieand follow link ‘Check if you are registered’, or alternatively you can call 1800 45 45 55.
The details required will be the usual personal details plus your PPS number(essential) so have this close at hand.
MINOR SURGERY
Procedures
- Removal of moles skin tags and warts
- Cysts
- Verruca
- Intra-articular Injections
- Suturing
- Cryotherapy
ECG
An ECG (electrocardiogram) records the electrical activity of your heart at rest. It provides information about your heart rate and rhythm, and shows if there is enlargement of the heart due to high blood pressure (hypertension) or evidence of a previous heart attack (myocardial infarction). However, it does not show whether you have asymptomatic blockages in your heart arteries or predict your risk of a future heart attack. The resting ECG is different from a stress or exercise ECG or cardiac imaging test.
You may need an ECG test if you have risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, or symptoms such as palpitations or chest pain.
24H BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR
Blood Pressure Monitoring (BPM) gives a recording of your blood pressure over a 24 hour period, while you move around, living your normal daily life. It uses a small digital blood pressure machine that is attached to a belt around your body and which is connected to a cuff around your upper arm. It is small enough that you can go about your normal daily life and even sleep with it on.By measuring your blood pressure at regular intervals over 24 hours, your doctor is able to get clear pictures of how your blood pressure changes throughout the day and night, including the normal nocturnal dip. There are a number of reasons why your doctor might suggest this test:
- To find out if your high blood pressure readings in the clinic are much higher than they are away from the clinic (called the ‘white coat effect’)
- To see how well your medicines are working, to make sure they are controlling your blood pressure through the day.
- To see if your blood pressure stays high at night. If this is the case, they may need to change or adjust your medicines.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
- Pre-employment medicals.
- Annual medical assessments.
- Special examinations for vision and hearing.
- Accident / illness / sick leave review.
- Complete sickness absence assessment with reports
- Executive medical screening
- PMA Reports
- Vaccinations including Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tetanus and travel vaccines.
PHYSIOTHERAPY & PODIATRY
TRAVEL VACCINATIONS
Moyderwell Medical Centre’s doctors are experienced in providing travel vaccinations. All travel vaccinations are administered following an initial consolation wherein patients are offered advice and recommendations on:
- The travel vaccinations required (based on the client’s destinations)
- Advice on anti-malarial medications (if the patient is travelling to a malaria-risk area)
- A completed vaccination record booklet and a yellow fever certificate (if required)
- We also offer general health and safety advice
The travel vaccinations available from Moyderwell Medical Centre include:
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Vaccine
- Meningococcal Disease Vaccine
- Yellow Fever Vaccine
- Rabies Vaccine
- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine