To provide local access to a range of healthcare services to support you and your family to live healthier for longer within your community
Providing Primary Healthcare to the following areas:
Thurles Town & Rural, Moycarkey, Ballymoreen, Rahealty, Two Mile Borris
Longfordpass, Holycross, Moyaliffe, Ballycahill, Inch, Kilrush, Littleton
Nursing
The Public Health Nurse provides clinical nursing, dressing clinic, assessment in care of the older person, those with disabilities or acute/ chronic illness, care of terminally ill, advice and support to all families, child development and new mothers
Mairead Wade (0504)27646
Rena Ryan (0504)27648
Marie Murray (0504)27644
Triona Burke (0504)27677
Noreen Whitehead (0504)27645
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists work with individuals with disabilities, illness or injury to help them maintain or achieve independence in their daily living tasks. An occupational therapist can identify problem areas that patients may have in their everyday lives, such as dressing or getting to the shops, and will help them to work out practical solutions.
Your local Occupational Therapist is based in The Occupational Therapy Department, The Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles.
Your therapist can help you with:
- Functional assessments at home
- Recommendations on housing/environmental adaptations
- Advice regarding the local authority grant system/OT functional reports
- Advice and provision of specialist and enabling equipment to optimise safety/independence**
- Wheelchair Assessment and seating provision
- Advice for pressure relief relevant to seating
- Assessments for hoists and other manual handling equipment provision
- Onward referral to Occupational Therapy specialists as required
Referral Process
You can self refer to the service by phoning 0504 27700 OR through your GP or Public Health Nurse.
Kate Ryan (0504)27724
Physiotherapy
The Physiotherapy Primary Care team for Thurles and the surrounding areas is located in:
Thurles Primary Care Centre
Mitchel Street
Thurles
Tipperary
E41 K4C2
They provide support to community dwelling patients with the aim to reach their goals and improve functional levels. A referral from an appropriate health care professional is required prior to any consultation with physiotherapy. For any other queries, see the below contact numbers.
Main Building Reception - 0504 25800
Physiotherapy Reception – 0504 25815
Speech and Language Therapy
The Speech & Language Therapist works with children and adults who have difficulty with communication and swallowing
Thurles Primary Care Centre, Mitchell Street, Thurles
Tel: 0504 25800
Home Help Co-ordinator
The Home Help Service aims to provide assistance with personal care
Sinead Molumby (0504)27676
Criteria for provision of Home Help services (PDF, size 505.7 KB)
Apply For Home Help Services (PDF, size 75.1 KB)
Useful Resources
TLC referral form (PDF, size 89.4 KB)
