Excellent start to children’s flu vaccine programme

The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) early flu vaccine uptake figures show that rates are high among the first two groups of children who are eligible to receive the vaccine this year. The programme has been rolled out since the start of the month, with the vaccine being administered to children using a painless nasal spray. Children aged two and three years old and primary six children are eligible to receive the vaccine this flu season.

Launch of Public Health Agency and Arts Council's Arts and Older People’s Programme

An arts programme worth £1m was launched his week targeting an important government priority, the social exclusion of older people. Government Health, Minister Edwin Poots, MLA, lent his support to launch the Arts Council and Public Health Agency ’s Arts and Older People’s Programme (Wednesday October 16th ) which uses the arts to tackle the important issues of isolation, loneliness and poverty affecting many older people across Northern Ireland today.

Healthy break: providing your child with fuel for school

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is today launching a new resource pack designed to assist schools to deliver a healthy break scheme. All primary schools across Northern Ireland will receive a resource pack – ‘Healthy Breaks for Schools’ – which includes a poster for the schools to display and information leaflets for parents to explain why healthy breaks are so important, as well as suggestions for the types of foods and drinks that can be included in a healthy break.

Healthy breaks for schools leaflet (English and Irish translation)

Guidance on healthy breaks for schoolchildren.

Guidance on healthy breaks for schoolchildren.

Healthy breaks for schools poster (English and Irish translation)

Guidance on healthy breaks for schoolchildren.

Guidance on healthy breaks for schoolchildren.

Basque Health Minister visits Telemonitoring NI centre for learning visit

Jon Darpón Sierra, Basque Government Minister for Health visited the TF3 Telemonitoring NI centre in Holywood to see first-hand the fantastic support being offered to people who live with long-term conditions across Northern Ireland. The visit was part of a programme of activities which have been organised to showcase Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland to a delegation from the Basque Government.

Laundry advice - including accessible formats

 

This leaflet is for anyone who takes their friend’s or relative’s clothing home to wash from a hospital or healthcare setting such as a care home.

Extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) resistant bacteria - including accessible formats

Information for patients and visitors on extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) resistant bacteria and how to help prevent the spread of infection.

Accessible formats

The below document is available as a pdf and in accessible formats. Accessible formats are alternatives to printed information, used by people who are blind or visually impaired. These accessible formats include HTML, audio and braille.  For audio and HTML copies please click on the links below. For braille copies please contact Caroline McGeary on 0300 555 0114.

Scabies - including accessible formats

Information for patients and visitors on scabies and how to help prevent the spread of infection.

Accessible formats

The below document is available as a pdf and in accessible formats. Accessible formats are alternatives to printed information, used by people who are blind or visually impaired. These accessible formats include HTML, audio and braille.  For audio and HTML copies please click on the links below. For braille copies please contact Caroline McGeary on 0300 555 0114.

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