Public Health Agency Annual Business Plan 2016-2017

This Business Plan sets out the key priorities and actions that will be progressed by the Public Health Agency (PHA) in 2016/17. The PHA believes that these actions will have the biggest impact on improving levels of health and social wellbeing, protecting the health of the community, and ensuring patients continue to receive high quality and safe treatment and care services.

The business plan is available to download below.

 

 

 

PHA statement on FASA

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has confirmed today that contracts between the agency and FASA to provide a range of services have now transferred to Extern. The contracts cover: Mental health and suicide prevention services: • Family Support and Suicide Prevention Response Services (Belfast area)

Views sought on autism and mental health services for children and young people

The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and Public Health Agency (PHA) want to hear about your experiences to help shape how care is delivered in Northern Ireland. 10,000 Voices is a PHA initiative which gives people an opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences of accessing Health and Social Care services by asking for members of the public to ‘tell us their story’. Mary Hinds, Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the PHA, said:

10,000 Voices Experience of Nursing and Midwifery Care Regional Report

Regional report of experience of nursing and midwifery care key performance indicators.

Patient and Client Experience Standards Biennial Report

Patient and Client Experience Standards Biennial Report April 2013 toMarch 2015

10,000 Voices Care in Your Own Home Regional Report

This report presents the analysis of the information which has been received during Phase 2 of 10,000 Voices (February 2014 –September 2015) from patients/clients/carers and family members who receive care in their own homes.

Detecting bowel cancer early saves lives

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this month to encourage those eligible to use the free home bowel screening kits, and to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of the disease. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Northern Ireland and over 400 people die from the disease each year. However, the good news is that early detection can make a real difference as to whether someone with bowel cancer survives.

1 in 2 smokers will die of a tobacco related disease

This poster was produced for the smoking cessation public information campaign with the message that 1 in 2 smokers will die from tobacco-related disease.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme (with translations)

These resources support the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme for men aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling in the abdominal aorta, which is the main artery that supplies blood to your body. As the AAA grows, the wall of the aorta stretches and becomes weaker, which can eventually lead to a significant risk of a ruptured AAA. This is often fatal. The aim of the AAA screening programme is to reduce AAA-related mortality by providing a systematic, population-based screening programme.

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