The Public Health Agency has published a new evidence review, delivered by the National Children’s Bureau, exploring the wide-ranging implications of Covid-19 restrictions for children and young people across Northern Ireland. 

This leaflet encourages people to take health professional advice on the use of antibiotics.

This easy read guide to the COVID-19 vaccine talks about the virus, the vaccine and who is eligible, how you get it and any potential side effects.

This leaflet provides information on pressure ulcers, how they develop and the steps patients and carers can take to prevent them.

This leaflet explains what a colposcopy is, outlines the process of the examination and gives information on post-treatment check-ups.

When a woman has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, a review is carried out of her screening history to ensure that all steps of the screening process have been followed and to help identify any improvements that could be made. This leafl

This leaflet provides information about cervical screening and the Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme.

The Needle and Syringe Exchange Service is a free, confidential service available for individuals who inject drugs. Our service aims to help reduce the spread of bloodborne viruses by offering free, sterile injecting equipment and by safely

Children whose immune systems don’t work as well (immunosuppression) are at serious
risk from the complications of COVID-19 infection.
 

Eligible children and young people who are aged 6 months to 11 years should have the
COVID-19 vaccinations.

This factsheet describes the infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedule. Infants will be offered a dose of PCV vaccine at dose at 16 weeks old and again just after their first birthday. 

Information for healthcare professionals about the hexavalent (6-in-1) combination vaccine, given in the routine childhood immunisation programme.

This factsheet explains about the Meningitis ACWY vaccination that is offered to teenagers aged 14-18 and young people starting university.

This professional factsheet explains about the Meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged from two months.

This guide helps managers support staff after the sudden death of a client or service user, through suspected suicide or substance use.

The PHA has developed three leaflets to explain the stages of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a checklist to help you to monitor your baby's development in addition to the Smart4Hearing (S4H) priva