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Pressure Ulcers: tackling a problem of Titanic proportions
14 November 2012
In support of the 1st Worldwide Stop Pressure Ulcer Day, (16 November) the Tissue Viability Nurse Network, Northern Ireland (TVNN NI) today, 14 November, hosted a conference to raise awareness of...
E. coli O157 – Update 14 November 2012
14 November 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Environmental Health Officers from Belfast City Council are satisfied that the outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 linked to Flicks restaurant in Cityside...
Survey shows improvements in hospital acquired infections
14 November 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is today publishing the results of the 2012 Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) of hospital-acquired Infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in Northern Ireland. The...
Stop smoking this World COPD Day
14 November 2012
In 2012, 32,973 people were registered as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Northern Ireland. The most common cause of COPD is smoking, so to mark this year’s World COPD day...
World Diabetes Day: reduce the risk and know the signs
12 November 2012
Diabetes affects over 75,000 adults in Northern Ireland, however many cases of diabetes are preventable and are the result of obesity. With this in mind, on World Diabetes Day, 14 November 2012, the...
E. coli O157 – Update 7 November 2012
07 November 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Environmental Health Officers from Belfast City Council are continuing to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 linked to Flicks restaurant in...
PHA calls for vigilance over vomiting virus
08 November 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) today called for people to be aware of the continuing presence of the winter vomiting virus within both the community and healthcare facilities. The PHA recommends...
Highlighting the importance of self-managing asthma
08 November 2012
‘Self-management and structured care of asthma are key to improving the quality of life of people living with the lifelong condition’, that’s what delegates heard at a conference hosted yesterday (07...
HSC staff protect themselves and others by getting the flu vaccine
06 November 2012
Health and social care (HSC) workers throughout Northern Ireland are being urged by the Public Health Agency (PHA) to help reduce the spread of flu in health and social care settings by getting the...
Supporting palliative care research in Ireland
06 November 2012
All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) in conjunction with the Public Health Agency’s Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (PHA HSC R&D) is pleased to...
Make sure you remember about flu this November
01 November 2012
As we move into November, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people who are eligible for the flu vaccine but haven’t yet had it, to get it as soon as possible. There has been a very good...
E. coli O157 – Update 31 October 2012
31 October 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Environmental Health Officers from Belfast City Council are continuing to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 linked to Flicks restaurant in...