COMMUNITY HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
The Community Health Medical Services offer and deliver Primary Health prevention services to school going children
The scope of work in this service is twofold, namely School Immunisation services are offered and also Child Health and School Health follow up screening assessments are offered.
Child Health screening follow up work allows the identification of children requiring onward referral for further assessment and investigation and thereafter possibly treatment to therapists and or to Hospital Specialists. Community Medical Doctors (C.M.D.) receive child referrals mainly from Public Health nurses and School nurses who have carried out the initial screening examinations but also directly from GP s and allied health professions.
The Community Medical Doctors in the Community Health Medical service also carry out medical assessments for persons applying to Revenue office for benefit under Disabled Drivers/Passengers Tax Concessions Scheme and a certificate called a Primary Medical Certificate is provided to persons meeting eligibility criteria for return to Revenue office with the completed grant application form.
Community Health Medical Services
- School Immunisation Programmes –Secondary schools (HPV Tdap Men ACWY) (School based service )
- School Immunisation Programmes – Primary Schools (Booster 4in1 and Booster MMR) (School based or clinic based service )
- Child Health follow up screening clinic assessments
- School Health follow up screening clinic assessments
- Medical assessment work for Primary Medical Certificate
- Access to clinics for Child and School Health services is by appointment – following initial routine screening by Public Health nurses or referral from GP or other health service provider or request from parent or teacher
- For PMC applications Contact local health office