Important advice to 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

Don’t let alcohol become a problem during lockdown

While we’re all again being asked to stay at home as much as possible to help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people to think about their alcohol habits during this period. Drinking too much can seriously damage your health and have a negative impact on those around you. Whilst at home more, five key things to remember are: Don’t stockpile alcohol in your home – the more you have the more tempted you may be to drink. Keep out of reach and sight of children – with schools closed, children are around the house more, so set a good example, don’t drink

Northern Area Emotional Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention Partnership brochure

Northern Area Emotional Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention Partnership.

Bowel screening test kit instructions

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme introduced quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test.

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme introduced quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021.

Bowel cancer screening: the next step (English and translations)

This leaflet provides information on further investigations participants may require, including colonoscopy.

This leaflet provides information on further investigations participants may require, including colonoscopy.

Bowel cancer screening: the facts (English and translations)

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is introducing quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test, simpler to carry out and requires only one sample rather than three. In other parts of the UK introducing FIT has resulted in an increase in screening uptake.

This leaflet provides information on bowel cancer and the Northern Ireland Bowel cancer screening programme.

COVID-19 vaccination - Why do I have to wait? and translations

This leaflet helps explain the eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines in Northern Ireland and why some groups of people will receive the vaccines sooner than others, based on the recommendations of the Joint Committee for Vaccin

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