PHA Annual Business Plan 2019-2020

This is the Public Health Agency’s Annual Business Plan for 2019/20 which sets out the actions for the coming year.

This is the Public Health Agency’s Annual Business Plan for 2019/20 which sets out the actions for the coming year. Developed with inputs from across the organisation, it has now been approved by PHA board.

Skin cancer: what you need to know

This leaflet explains how to recognise changes to your skin that may indicate the development of skin cancer. It also outlines how to protect your skin in the sun to minimise the risk of damage.

Take care in the sun

This poster highlights the steps you should take to protect your skin from too much sun, which can increase your risk of skin cancer.

Be UV aware

This poster encourages people to check the UV index to find out how strong the sun is each day, and to protect their skin from the sun if the index is higher than 3.

Children's Diabetes Service school log book: insulin pump

This log book is provided for use in schools with children or young people who have Type 1 diabetes and use an insulin pump.

Children's Diabetes Service school log book: insulin injections

This log book is provided for use in schools with children and young people who have Type 1 diabetes and receive insulin injections.

PHA supporting International Clinical Trials Day 2019

To mark International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) 2019, which takes place today, 20 May, the NIHR is launching its new Be Part of Research campaign . The campaign aims to encourage patients, carers and the public to get involved in research and will coincide with the launch of our new Be Part of Research website in May (formerly UK Clinical Trials Gateway), which gives everyone the chance to find out about clinical trials that are relevant to them. The NIHR is marking the campaign with events at NHS trusts and NIHR infrastructure across the country, on and around International Clinical Trials

Dying matters – Let’s talk about it!

During Dying Matters Awareness Week (13–19 May 2019) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to take the opportunity to talk openly with those closest to them about their wishes about their future care, dying, death and bereavement. This year’s theme is ‘Are We Ready?’ Corrina Grimes, Palliative Care Lead at the PHA, is encouraging the public to talk to each other about dying, death and bereavement, because talking about dying won't make it happen! “Many of us have specific wishes about how and where we would like to die and what we would like to happen after our death. However, we

S. aureus factsheets

These factsheets give information on Staphylococcus aureus (often shortened to “Staph”, “Staph aureus” or S. aureus), a type of bacteria (germ) which lives harmlessly on the skin and in the noses, in about one third of people.

The factsheets give information on meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

These factsheets give information on Staphylococcus aureus (often shortened to “Staph”, “Staph aureus” or S.

C. difficile factsheet

This leaflet gives info on Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile or “C. diff”, a bacteria that can infect the bowel and cause diarrhoea.

This leaflet gives info on Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile or “C. diff”, a bacteria that can infect the bowel and cause diarrhoea.

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