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HEALTH services across the HSE Mid West have largely resumed operating as normal after a number of days of weather-related disruptions.
Following review of updated advice from Met Éireann, all HSE appointments scheduled in Cork for Friday, 10th of January will go ahead.
Following review of updated advice from Met Éireann, all HSE services and appointments scheduled in Kerry for Friday, 10th of January will go ahead as planned however we are appealing to patients not to travel, unless it is absolutely safe to do so.
As part of its encouragement to parents to ensure their children are up to date with the Flu vaccine, the HSE is this week running free nasal spray vaccine clinics at locations in the South East for children aged two to 17 years old.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics taking place across the South East for healthcare workers are now also available on a walk-in/no appointment necessary basis to members of the general public in ‘at risk’ groups.
The HSE is reminding people across counties across counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary that those who use Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) double their chances of quitting smoking successfully.
All non-urgent outpatient appointments and other clinical appointments in Kerry HSE services are now cancelled - up to and including Thursday, January 9th.
Some hospital and community services in the HSE Dublin and South East Region have been impacted by recent and ongoing weather conditions.