Northern Ireland Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2018

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.

The Northern Ireland Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NI CPES) 2018 follows on from the successful delivery of the survey in Northern Ireland in 2015, and similar surveys in England, Scotland and Wales.

Step up for PrEP and reduce your risk of HIV

This poster encourages those who may be suitable for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a pill that can reduce your risk of HIV, to discuss it with their healthcare provider at their GUM clinic.

Diabetic Eye Screening provision looking for your comments

Diabetic eye disease is one of the leading causes of blindness in people of working age in the UK. The Northern Ireland Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NIDESP) aims to detect diabetic eye disease at an early stage and prevent sight loss in those with diabetes aged 12 years and over in Northern Ireland. It is important for patients with diabetes to attend a diabetic eye screening test as this is not routinely covered as part of a normal eye test with an optometrist. Currently, the NIDESP is undergoing a modernisation project to ensure that it remains a sustainable service and continues to

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

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

Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) is about the active and meaningful involvement of service users, carers and the public in Health and Social Care (HSC) and an essential component in the delivery of truly person-centred services.&nbs

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 2016/17

Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) is about the active and meaningful involvement of service users, carers and the public in Health and Social Care (HSC) and an essential component in the delivery of truly person-centred services.&nbs

Diabetic eye screening programme: Consultation in brief

This document outlines how the Northern Ireland Diabetic Eye Screening Programme could be delivered in the future.

1839906 Community Based Crisis De-escalation Service for Adults experiencing Social and Emotional Crisis including Support for their Family/Carer presenting in the BHSCT area

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Name of Contract: Community Based Crisis De-escalation Service for Adults experiencing Social and Emotional Crisis including Support for their Family/Carer presenting in the Belfast HSCT area. 

Organisation Awarded: Inspire Wellbeing

Contract Duration: 1 January 2019 - 31 March 2020 (with the option to extend the contract for a further period of 12 months to 31 March 2021.

Campaign encourages correct use of antibiotics

A campaign encouraging people to use antibiotics correctly is to be introduced into Northern Ireland. The Public Health Agency (PHA) will be running the mass media campaign ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ from 24 December until the middle of February. The campaign aims to raise public awareness about the risks of antibiotic resistance and urges people to take their doctor’s advice about antibiotics. Dr Philip Veal, Consultant in Health Protection at the PHA, said: “Research has shown that a continued rise in antibiotic resistance would, by 2050, lead to 10 million people dying every year as a

Connect with family and friends during the festivities

As Christmas approaches, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone to use the festive period to connect with family and use this time as an opportunity to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Brendan Bonner, Assistant Director for Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement at the PHA, said: “ Many of us will be looking forward to Christmas when we can spend more time with our family and friends. It’s also an opportunity to take stock and look at how we may be able to do things differently to help improve our health and wellbeing. “If you’re going to visit family, try to get

Enjoying Christmas with a loved one who has dementia

Christmas is a special time for family and friends. Here are some tips to help those with dementia and their carers have a great time at Christmas. In the lead up to the Christmas period, involve your loved one who has dementia: Discuss with them what they would like to do over the Christmas period, such as whether they want to visit friends or would they like friends to visit them in their own home. If family and friends cannot come home for Christmas, consider setting up video calls, as this is a fabulous way of people keeping in touch. Involve them in putting up the Christmas tree and
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