Pre-Placement Information 2016 - 2017 PCCC Dublin West, CHO 7 Address • Acorn Unit, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 • 2nd Floor, Rossecourt Resource Centre, Balgaddy, Lucan, Co. Dublin • Inchicore Primary Care Centre, St. Michaels Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8. • Ballyfermot Primary Care Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10. Contact Person Roseanne Freeman – Physiotherapy Manager (Laura Fitzharris from September 2015) Where to Check In Acorn Unit 10, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 Preferred Contact Method Phone Manager: 076 695 5259 Cherry Orchard Office 076 695 5261 Rossecourt Physiotherapy: 01 464 7857 Inchicore Reception: (01) 471 6365/6364 Ballyfermot Reception: 076 695 6033/076 695 6031 Email
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[email protected] How to Get Here Car Bus Ballyfermot: 18, 78A, 76, 26 (hourly) Rossecourt: 40 (Fonthill, Liffey Valley SC, Ballyfermot, Inchicore) 51D (Clondalkin village, Fonthill, Palmertown bypass) 151 (Adamstown, Nangor Road, Foxborough) 25A, 25X (Lucan and Foxborough) 239 (parts of Lucan & Liffey Valley SC) Luas/Dart NA Working Hours 08.30 – 16.30/17.00 Breaks 12.30 – 13.30 Uniform Policy Dress code: Smart, No jeans, tracksuits or sports wear. Suitable clothes and footwear for manual handling. Accommodation NA Student Facilities Access to Staff Room Yes in all primary care centres listed Canteen Yes (Cherry Orchard only) Staff kitchens in all primary care centres Restaurant available in Rossecourt. Changing Facilities Basic and in all primary care centres, some inclusive of showers Car/Bicycle Parking Yes in all areas Library Selection of books available Access to Dr Steevens’s library online Small library facility available in Cherry Orchard. Study Areas Yes in all areas Internet Yes On-site Reading Resources Yes Clinical Information It is suggested that students familiarise themselves with the following pathologies, assessment procedures and treatment options prior to the beginning of placement.