Drugs and alcohol support services

Drugs and alcohol support services are available in your area. If you or someone you know might have a problem with drug and/or alcohol misuse, please visit www.drugsandalcoholni.info where you can find information about services and help in your local area. Support is also available for families affected by a family member’s substance misuse, irrespective of whether the family member is receiving treatment or not.

Allied health professionals in the neonatal unit

This leaflet describes the roles of the allied health professionals - dietitian, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and speech and language therapist - involved in the care of your baby in the neonatal unit.

Are they more confused than normal? (Wallet card)

This wallet card describes the causes and symptoms of delirium.

 

Taking ANTIBIOTICS when you don’t need them puts you and your family at risk

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

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

 

Taking ANTIBIOTICS when you don’t need them puts you and your family at risk

These posters encourage people to take health professional advice on the use of antibiotics.

 

 

Important advice for pregnant women during lambing season

With spring just around the corner the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women about the risk of close contact with sheep during lambing season. The PHA is advising women who are, or think they may be, pregnant to reduce their risk of miscarriage and infection by avoiding close contact with sheep during lambing season, which runs from February until around the end of April. Dr Gerry Waldron, Assistant Director of Public Health (Health Protection) at the PHA, said: “Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing may be risking their own health and that of

The earlier we find cancer, the easier it is to treat

These posters encourage people with unexplained changes to their body to see their GP.

 

 

If you’ve had a cough for three weeks or more, your GP wants to see you.

These posters encourage people who have been coughing for three weeks or more to see their GP.

If you notice any unusual changes to your breasts, see your GP straight away.

This poster encourages women to be aware of changes in their breasts that may be signs of breast cancer.

Lumps aren’t the only sign of breast cancer

This leaflet encourages women to be aware of changes in their breasts that may be signs of breast cancer.

 

 

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