Lifeline supplier engagement meeting
A Supplier Engagement Meeting for the Lifeline Crisis Response Service (LCRS) was held on Monday 3 July 2017. The presentation, along with the minutes of the meeting, are now available on the PHA website here
Lifeline supplier engagement meeting
A supplier Engagement meeting for the Lifeline Crisis Response Service (LCRS) was held on Monday 3 July 2017.
It is anticipated that the tender will be advertised (on the procurement portal – eTendersNI.gov.uk) in October 2017.
The presentation, along with the minutes from the Supplier Engagement meeting, are available below.
Kids learn to stay sun safe this summer
The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland have developed a short video, ‘Percy Piglet and the Summer’, to educate young children about how to take care in the sun. Using puppets, the video is a fun tool for parents, nurseries and play groups to engage with children age 3-6 years on sun protection. The video, accompanied by a colourful book, is aimed at young children and early years groups and is available at https://careinthesun.org/resources/video/
Vaccine reminder after small number of measles cases confirmed
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding everyone of the importance of getting the MMR vaccine after it was notified of a small number of measles cases in Northern Ireland and an increase of cases in other countries. The MMR vaccine can help protect against the mumps, measles and rubella. Children should receive one dose of the MMR vaccine just after their first birthday and a second dose at aged three years and four months. The vaccine is the safest and most effective way to prevent measles infection.
Initiative to tackle drugs on our streets being rolled out in Fermanagh and Omagh
An initiative known as RAPID (Remove All Prescription and Illegal Drugs), which is helping to remove prescription and illegal drugs from our streets by providing drug disposal bins, is to be launched in Fermanagh and Omagh following a successful pilot. The addition of these three bins in the Fermanagh and Omagh district will bring the total number of bins in Northern Ireland to 21. Over 65,000 tablets (over 90% of which have been prescription drugs) have been removed from our streets through this project.