Central repository for HSC resources relating to fluid management in children & young people

Updates under development 2018

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NPSA Patient Safety Alert 22

National Patient Safety Agency (2007) Patient Safety Alert 22: Reducing the risk of hyponatraemia when administering intravenous infusions to children. Documents are available by clicking here. 

Improving the lives of people who self-harm

This leaflet offers information and advice for people who have self-harmed and their families, carers or friends.

A guide for people who have self-harmed or may have mental health/emotional problems

What happens in the Emergency Department-A patient’s guide

A guide for people who have self-harmed or may have mental health/emotional problems

A guide for people who have self-harmed or may have mental health/emotional problems

Setting the standards for patient care

Patient involvement is set to improve in the health service with the creation of new standards which will oversee the input the public have into their care. The Public Health Agency (PHA) has for the first time established a set of standards for engagement between people working within Health and Social Care (HSC) and service users, carers and members of the public. The five standards of Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) support the key principle of people being involved and consulted on decisions which affect their health and social care. The five standards are:

Neurological conditions the focus of patient care improvement

Increasing awareness of neurological conditions is at the centre of a new programme designed to improve the care of patients. The Public Health Agency (PHA) and experts in the field within Health and Social Care (HSC) have developed the programme alongside service users and carers affected by neurological conditions. The training is for those who provide services to people impacted by the disorders to improve their knowledge and understanding of the complex issues.

Project making a change in Mid Ulster

An innovative health and wellbeing project in Mid Ulster has been changing the lives of people living in the area. The ‘Make a Change’ project is funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and is supported by the three Mid Ulster councils – Cookstown, Magherafelt and Dungannon & South Tyrone – and the Northern and Southern Health and Social Care Trusts. The programme aims to engage with people who do not traditionally access services and support.

Ethnic Minorities Mental Health Toolkit - a guide for practitioners

This toolkit considers how mental health is viewed in different cultures, barriers to accessing services, cultural competences in mental health, ‘dos and don’ts’ quick reference guide.

There is also information on interpreting and translation services as well as other support organisations that practitioners can refer clients to.

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