Policy for annual leave/ leave of absence cover for the Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer (LSAMO)

This guideline relating to cover for the absence of the LSAMO for annual leave covers the period from 2012-2015.

The policy sets out the arrangements to be put in place for cover for the LSAMO role and the contact details.

Exam celebrations – take time to talk to your young people

With thousands of young people due to receive their exam results, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents to talk to their children about the risks associated with drinking and taking drugs. Exam results are a huge milestone for young people and many will go out socialising with friends after they receive their results. Owen O’Neill, the PHA’s Regional Lead on Alcohol and Drugs, said that parents’ attitudes and behaviours in relation to alcohol and drugs have a strong influence on their children:

World Police and Fire Games volunteers step up to the pedometer challenge

Thousands of volunteers at the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) have been urged to put their best foot forward and step up to the Pedometer Challenge by Active Belfast. Working as part of Belfast Strategic Partnership, Active Belfast has supplied 3,600 pedometers to volunteers at the games so that they will be able to measure the level of their physical activity during the course of the WPFG.

World Hepatitis Day call to get tested

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on Sunday 28 July, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people who think they may be at risk from hepatitis B or C infection to get tested. The latest figures from the PHA show that there were around 110 new cases of hepatitis B and about 130 new cases of hepatitis C reported in Northern Ireland in 2012. These figures have remained consistent for the past five years.

Surveillance of influenza in Northern Ireland 2012-2013

The 2012/13 influenza season started earlier than in 2011/12; however it lasted longer, with GP consultation rates being elevated for approximately four months. Clinical indices began to increase in late December and peaked in early January, with the only two instances of community syndromic indicators exceeding the baseline threshold occurring in this month. GP influenza-like illness consultation rates in 2012/13 were higher than those in the 2011/12 season for the majority of the season but remained low overall.

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