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C.difficile surveillance quarterly reports 2018

The Northern Ireland AAA Screening Programme has been publishing a newsletter several times a year since the programme began in 2012.

The newsletter is produced specifically for GPs with a pdf and printed copies of it being sent directly to them.

It is also hoped that the breadth of information included benefits other health professionals and service users within the wider HSC who have an interest in AAA screening.

The Northern Ireland Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NI CPES) 2018 gave patients the opportunity to give detailed confidential feedback on their experience of care across the five Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland, allowing comparison with the experience of cancer care in the England CPES 2017, enabling local monitoring of progress on cancer care, and providing evidence that can be used to drive quality improvements.

Regional Health and Social Care Personal and Public Involvement Forum: Annual Update Report 2016/17

Regional Health and Social Care Personal and Public Involvement Forum: Annual Update Report 2017/18

This report aims to provide an overview of HIV epidemiology in Northern Ireland by collating and analysing information from a number of sources. Although it reflects epidemiological trends over time, its main focus will be on data collected in 2017.

This Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) Annual Report for 2016-2017 covers a period of considerable change for the Northern Ireland Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.

Work continued relating to the programme of modernisation which commenced as a result of RQIA recommendations. Some of the major pieces of work are highlighted through this report.

Following the introduction of Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network’s (GAIN) guidelines, the PHA developed the Regional Hospital Passport for Individuals with Learning Disabilities (RHPLD). The RHPLD provides information that will help hospital staff to make reasonable adjustments to provide safe and effective care.

This report summarises information on individuals referred to the Northern Ireland Substitute Prescribing Scheme (SPS). It relates to those referred up to and including the 31 March 2018 and focuses on those patients in contact with Substitute Prescribing treatment services during 2017/18.

Sexually Transmitted Infection surveillance in Northern Ireland 2018 - An analysis of data for the calendar year 2017

The Northern Ireland Infectious Disease Outbreak Plan has been revised and updated by the Public Health Agency in liaison with partner agencies and organisations. The incident/outbreak plan provides a framework which will facilitate the identification, risk assessment and management of an incident or outbreak in order to protect public health.