Our News

Congratulations to Dr. Sylvia McKenna on winning 2 incredible awards recently! Dr. McKenna was recently awarded the Ross Ardill Prize for best Minor Surgery Research at the Primary Care Surgical […]

We are excited to announce that we will introduce an online booking system on Monday 18th November. Our current portal served us well, particularly during Covid, but it is time […]

Our Child Flu Vaccines have arrived. Book your little one in now. Protect your child from Flu this Winter with the Flu Vaccine. It is free from ages 2-17 years […]

We’re excited to announce that, from the 4th of November, we will have a new patient app/portal where you can book online for certain appointments, order prescriptions, review invoices and […]

Flu season is here and our Flu vaccines have arrived. Everyone aged over 60 and between 2-17 are eligible for a free flu vaccine as well as many others with […]

From 5/8/24, Consultation Fee with the Doctor will be increased to €65 due to increased running costs.

Our two brilliant colleagues, Dr. Conor O’Shea and Dr. Laoise Byrne, recently finished up in the practice. We will miss both of them greatly as I’m sure our patients will […]

We have been receiving enquiries regarding the current concern about Measles. Let’s start with the good news: Measles has been very rare in Ireland for many years, primarily due to […]

Every month, we have 60 patients not show for their appointments. This makes it so much harder for others who really need an appointment to get one. Please contact us […]

We are still busy administering Flu vaccines and Covid Boosters. Plenty of both illnesses circulating at the moment. Please call us to book in for yours.

Firstly, the staff at Wheaton Hall Medical Practice would like to wish all our patients a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and New Year. The practice will close on Friday […]

The Surgery will open today at 10am due to the red weather alert. Appointments already booked between 9-10am will be rescheduled. Please call the Surgery at 10am to book in […]

There are some forthcoming changes at Wheaton Hall Medical Practice. Our aim is to continue to provide the same levels of service for you. Dr. Conor O’Shea will be retiring […]

Flu Vaccines and Covid booster vaccines are now available. Flu Vaccines are free for those eligible. Please see this link for more details:https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/get-vaccine/ An Autumn Covid Booster is recommended for […]

Likely many general practices in Ireland, we are doing our best to maintain access to all our doctors, nurses and services, while dealing with what seems to be an ever-increasing […]

Over the last year, we have been developing our patient portal to improve our communication with you. You can find this from our main menu or at Link to Portal […]

Lots of Flu now circulating in the community. Please consider the Flu vaccine for your little one. The Flu Vaccine is free for children aged 2-17. It is a nasal […]

Firstly, the staff at Wheaton Hall Medical Practice would like to wish all our patients a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and New Year. From the Covid perspective, 2022 has […]

When attending the surgery, please don’t forget to bring your face mask. This is to protect our staff and vulnerable people in the waiting room.

If you cannot make your appointment, please email us at wheatonhall@gmail.com to let us know. In the last 10 days we have had 32 people not show for their appointments. […]

Children from 2-17 year old can now get a FREE Flu Vaccine. This is with a nose spray. No needles, no pain! This is particularly important for children with health […]

We are now giving Covid 19 boosters to those over 50 and Adults with chronic health conditions like Asthma and Diabetes. Over 65 year olds and those with chronic health […]

Phone prescription requests were accepted at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic as it was exceptional times. Prescription requests will no longer be taken by phone. Prescriptions can be […]

There is an Adult Flu Vaccine Clinic next Monday morning 3rd October for those eligible. Please click on this link to book your appointment. https://calendly.com/whmp/adult-flu-vaccination-clinic

Flu Vaccines are now available. Check if you are eligible here:  www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/getting-the-vaccine/ Covid Vaccine Boosters will be available early October.  Check you are eligibile here:  www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/booking/ Bookings can be made […]

Every woman in Ireland between the ages of 17 and 26 can avail of free contraception from January 2023. This is not linked to having a medical card. The scheme […]

From 15th August, guidelines for Covid vaccine boosters are changing New guidance 15.8.22 to include people aged 50 and over, and younger people in high risk groups. The practice does […]

We’re sorry if you’re having problems contacting the practice. We have been having ongoing issues with our phone lines, and have recently commissioned a new system to deal with this. […]

We are all delighted to see the easing of Covid restrictions, but as you know it is far from gone away. For the time being, we are making 2 requests […]

We’re delighted to be posting non Covid news! In 2020 the HSE and ICGP were just launching a new chronic disease programme when the pandemic struck. Although many of our […]

Our final Covid booster clinic was held on the 19th January. We do not expect to be offering any more vaccines at this time. For further details on how else […]

We’re all a bit disappointed at the way things are going, so again we thought it would help to summarise in simple language what we know about Covid-19 and how […]

Firstly, the staff at Wheaton Hall Medical Practice would like to wish all our patients a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and New Year. 2021 has been challenging for all […]

It is recommended that children from 3rd class and up wear face masks in school from today. At Wheaton Hall we broadly support these new public measures. While children with […]

Online appointment booking is now available for blood test appointments outside the practice. Details as follows In the practice There is a standard fee of €20 – please make sure […]

At the practice, we strongly believe in the appropriate management of your medical information as outlined in our Privacy Statement As part of that commitment we have introduced our Patient […]

We are asking again for your patience as we try to deliver as normal a service as possible in these difficult times. All our staff – doctors, nurses and reception […]

This item is both news and advice. A lot of patients have been asking about Dr. Helen Kilrane who would like us to share this message and thank all for […]

July 28th Over the month of July we have introduced our patient portal, quietly at first so as to try to iron out any teething problems. The portal is a […]

Update July 28th The HSE and Dept of Health are currently in the process of creating and sending out digital COVID certificates to Irish citizens, either by post or email. […]

There has been a lot of recent publicity in all media about the menopause. At Wheaton Hall we feel we have always been available to help women through these changes, […]

May 19th We have received enquiries about the effect of the current HSE cyberattack on GP and other services. The current situation is GP telephone or face to face consultations […]

This page was created on 14 April 2021, based on the best available information at that time. We will update it as further information becomes available. Vaccines are providing the […]

Patient Safety Measures Message:  Wheaton Hall Medical Practice continues to be open during the Covid 19 pandemic. We believe that it is vital that we continue to look after your […]

Children’s Flu vaccine now available To facilitate extra demand for flu vaccination in 2020, the practice will be running dedicated flu vaccination clinics, as the vaccine becomes available to GPs. […]

For the latest information for practice services during the coronavirus outbreak, visit our Covid page or CLICK HERE

First week back to school and a lot of changing messages so we’re trying to bring you the best – updated 3rd September, but if you follow the links below, […]