Consultation on the draft Public Health Agency (PHA) Corporate Plan 2025-2030 is now live. The draft Corporate Plan, initial draft equality screening, initial draft rural screening and the consultation questionnaire are all available via the PHA Website - Current Consultations section. The consultation will end on 28 February 2025. The draft Corporate Plan 2025-2030 has been developed through engagement with staff and stakeholders alongside review of key strategic documents and drivers including the vision set out by the Minister of Health in Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together, the

Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland are offering advice and support on a wide range of winter illnesses to help us stay well during the colder months. The Living Well initiative is offered in over 500 pharmacies across Northern Ireland and provides information and advice on public health issues. It is delivered in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA), Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI), and the Department of Health (DoH). The latest Living Well campaign highlights actions you can take to protect your health over the winter months and the support available to you through your

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has issued advice for people to look after themselves and others following the yellow warning for snow and ice this week. Dr Anna Cullen, Public Health Doctor at the PHA, said: “As temperatures drop we know winter is fast approaching and with snow and ice predicted for this week, this is a good opportunity to plan ahead to try to reduce its impact. “For some people the onset of the cold weather can bring particular hazards. Vulnerable and older people can find it difficult to get out to the shops or to keep their house adequately heated, putting them at risk.

This year during World AMR Awareness Week (18-24 November) the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Public Health Agency (PHA) are reminding the public of the importance of working together to keep antibiotics working. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) means antibiotics are becoming less effective at treating the bacterial infections they are needed for. We use more antibiotics than we need to and this overuse is making bacteria more resistant. If we continue in this way, we could face a return to the days before antibiotics were