This bulletin summarises information on individuals referred to the Northern Ireland Substitute Prescribing Scheme (SPS). It relates to those referred up to and including the 31 March 2015 and focuses on those patients in contact with Substitute Prescribing treatment services during 2014/15.

We want to know what you think about the AHP services for your child.

We will also seek views of AHPs and teachers who work with your children and we will use them all to inform our decisions.

This phase of the review is focusing on current AHP services for children/young people with a statement of special educational needs enrolled in mainstream schools and learning support centres/units attached to a mainstream school.

The Recovery newsletter is dedicated to bringing you news and information about mental health recovery work in Northern Ireland.

The Report of the Outbreak Control Team of the investigations of an outbreak of E. coli O157 associated with Flicks Restaurant in Belfast during October 2012.

This training manual was developed to support I can Cook it! facilitators delivering the I can Cook it! training programme to people with learning disabilities and has been updated with information on the Eatwell Guide.

The manual contains information needed to deliver I can Cook it! programmes in the community, including background information on healthy eating, information about dealing with special dietary requirements, session outlines, resources for photocopying and 24 easy recipes for snacks and meals.

Parental or professional concern regarding an infant/young child’s hearing may be identified at any time.  Where such concern is identified, direct referral should be made, irrespective of newborn hearing screening outcomes and with parental agreement. 

This booklet has been developed for adults with learning disabilities to encourage them to walk more. Using simply illustrated text, it outlines the benefits of walking for everyone and encourages participants to track their daily steps in order to build up to over 10,000 a day.