DUBLIN Bay North TD Tommy Broughan (Ind) has welcomed the services that are planned for the new primary care in Coolock/Darndale.
The HSE, in a report, said the services that will be provided from the new centre, which will be built on the site of the former health centre in Coolock, include:
• Public Health Nursing,
• Physiotherapy,
• Occupational therapy,
• Speech and Language Therapy,
• Primary Care Social Work,
• GP Services,
• Community Mental Health Team
• Day Hospital Services,
• Child Dental Services, and
• Children’s Primary Care Services
According to the report, the antenatal outreach services that are currently provided by the Rotunda Hospital in the existing Coolock Health Centre on a weekly basis, will continue in the new primary care centre.
Deputy Broughan said: “I welcome this reply from the HSE which lists a comprehensive offering of services for our long-awaited primary care centre in Coolock.
“This centre is one of the 14 new primary care centres being built around the country after the €70 million loan from the European Investment Bank.
“I look forward to the completion of the primary care centre and to it being a useful and essential service to all our people in greater Coolock.”