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This report provides is an interim update on the epidemiology of gastrointestinal infections in Northern Ireland. 

To reduce the risk of falls, please follow the advice in this leaflet.

Poster for use in hospital settings.

This guidance can be used by care home staff in the event of a resident experiencing a fall.
It provides instructions on steps to take for residents who fall, regardless of the severity of that fall
(from no injury to a significant harm injury).

These standards will apply to all organisations providing mental and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention services which are funded by the PHA.

Guidance for inpatient setting only.

This leaflet incorporates the current advice on low risk drinking from the four UK Chief Medical Officers.

Read the latest issue of the PHA Update May 2026. 

The PHA Update serves as a regular communication channel, sharing news, progress reports, upcoming campaigns and initiatives, and developments across public health.

This booklet explains about the routine immunisations that are offered to all young people before they leave school.

This leaflet provides information on immunisation arrangements for premature babies and has the complete childhood immunisation schedule from January 2026.

This leaflet is used to support the Northern Ireland breast screening programme and help women decide whether to attend breast screening.

These guidelines and menu checklist have been developed to support care homes across Northern Ireland by providing practical, evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented by all members of the care team. The guide aims to prevent

Some people have difficulties eating, drinking and swallowing. This leaflet explains the potential risks and will help you and your family or carers come to a decision around continuing to eat and drink for comfort, pleasure and quality of

This booklet shows how parents and carers of primary school children can choose food from the different food groups to make sure their family is getting all the nutrients they need to stay healthy.

The Self-Harm Registry collects data from hospital Emergency Departments across Northern Ireland in relation to attendances due to self-harm and/or thoughts of self-harm/suicide.  The report includes data for the years 2022/23 and 2023/24.

This leaflet describes the vaccines given to babies up to a year old and includes the complete routine childhood immunisation schedule from January 2026. 

This leaflet is for parents of children due their vaccines aged 18 months and includes information on the complete childhod immunisation schedule from January 2026.

This booklet contains the facts about the vaccines given to children at the age of 3 years and 4 months. 

This booklet provides the facts about the vaccines babies will receive just after their first birthday and includes the complete childhood immunisation schedule from January 2026.

This report provides an overview of performance of the antenatal screening programme in Northern Ireland 2018-2020. 

This report provides an overview of performance of the antenatal screening programme in Northern Ireland 2020-2021. 

This book provides information on many aspects of pregnancy and a list of useful organisations. It is available to expectant mothers resident in Northern Ireland through primary care services (antenatal clinics, GPs or health visitors).

This report reflects progress by the Public Health Agency (PHA) in 2024-2025 in delivering our corporate priorities and highlights examples of work undertaken during this period. 

This guidance for healthcare professionals describes the MMRV vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella (German measles) and varicella (Chickenpox) offered to children at 12 and 18 months of age. It describes eligibility, administration 

This information leaflet describes how you can help protect yourself from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by having the vaccine if you are eligible.