St Vincent's Hospital, FairviewOutpatient Services

Clinics

Outpatient Services/Departments

Consultant-led teams cover defined geographical areas (sectors) of Ballymun, Marino-Clontarf, Marino-Tolka, Millmount (including parts of Glasnevin and Drumcondra) and North Strand.

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Clinics (Outpatient Treatment)
The majority of patients referred to the St Vincent’s Psychiatric Services are offered outpatient follow-up in the sector clinic, as part of their management plan. Patients admitted to the hospital are offered out-patient follow-up on discharge.

Clinics
Weekly new patient assessment clinics, for new referrals to the service, as well as a follow-up clinic for those patients already attending the service, are held in each of the sectors of Ballymun, Marino-Clontarf, Marino-Tolka, Millmount and North Strand. The community service is funded by the HSE. In order to ensure continuity of care, patients are cared for by the same team in the community and if they are admitted to hospital.

Clozapine Clinic
There is a weekly outpatient service in St Vincent’s Hospital for those patients on Clozapine medicationwhere blood tests are carried out and where patients on Clozapine can be reviewed by nursing and medical staff. The St Vincent’s Hospital team looks after this clinic but patients attending the clinic remain under the overall care of the sector consultant psychiatrist.

Psychiatry of Old Age
The Psychiatry of Old Age team operate a primarily domiciliary service with patient assessments being carried out in the patient’s own home.

Assessments
Patients attending the outpatient clinic may have assessments carried out by members of the multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and occupational therapists.

Treatments
Treatments offered will depend on the specific presentation but may include medication, attendance at Crannog Day Hospital or one of the day centres, referral to the Substance Abuse service, supportive psychotherapy or specific psychotherapies as indicated. Outpatients will also be referred to a community mental health nurse, who will liaise with them in relation to their care.

 

Contact details for sector consultants
Sector Consultant Contact Details
Ballymun
Dr J Lally

Dr F Murad

Ballymun Clinic
Ballymun Civic Centre
Ballymun, Dublin 11
Phone: 01 8467084
Fax : 01 8467517

Marino-Clontarf
Dr A O'Neill

Strand House
3 Philipsburgh Avenue
Fairview, Dublin 3
Phone : 01 8369900
Fax : 01 8369920

Marino-Tolka
Dr M Asghar

Summerhill Primary Care Centre
46-65 Summerhill, Dublin 1
Phone : 01 9211714
Fax : 01 9211717

Millmount
Dr J Seery

Millmount Clinic
Millmount Avenue
Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Phone : 01 8378763
Fax : 01 8378313

North Strand
Dr Z Azvee

Summerhill Primary Care Centre
46-65 Summerhill, Dublin 1
Phone : 01 9211714
Fax : 01 9211717