Pseudomonas update Saturday 21 January

Health Minister Edwin Poots today said the Health Service is continuing to work tirelessly to ensure that safe, specialist neonatal care remains available for all babies, following a recent outbreak of Pseudomonas in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital Further testing now shows the numbers of confirmed infected cases of Pseudomonas to be six, as opposed to the previously reported figure of seven. There have been no new confirmed cases of pseudomonas infection.

Pseudomonas update Friday 20 January

Health Minister Edwin Poots was this afternoon (Friday) briefed by senior figures across the health service on measures being taken to deal with the outbreak of Pseudomonas in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital. Seven babies who have been nursed in the neonatal unit have had Pseudomonas infection. Three have sadly died. One baby is currently undergoing treatment and is doing well, two have been treated and have already recovered. Another baby recovered from Pseudomonas but sadly subsequently died of unrelated causes.

Carbon monoxide kills – protect yourself and your family

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can kill. In the winter months, when people use their heating appliances more frequently, there are often more cases/incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to have their fossil fuel and wood burning appliances, such as boilers, heaters and cookers checked by an appropriately registered engineer, particularly if you haven’t had it serviced in the last year in order to reduce the risk of CO exposure.

Influenza Weekly Surveillance Bulletin, Northern Ireland, Weeks 1 and 2 (2 -15 January 2012)

The Influenza Weekly Surveillance Bulletin is produced by the PHA and covers statistics for Northern Ireland. The bulletin is produced during the flu season.

Five Nations Health Protection Conference

The Five Nations Health Protection Conference is taking place on 1 and 2 May 2012 at the Europa Hotel, Belfast. The conference will address important public health issues that have arisen since the last meeting and provide fresh perspectives on established areas of disease prevention and control. Short papers on the themed sessions will also be presented by those actively working in Health Protection.

Further informtion is available at www.5nations.com and the call for papers and registration form can be downloaded below.

Social exclusion and ageing policy seminar

Social Exclusion and Ageing Policy Seminar, Queens University Belfast. 

This seminar will examine the implications of the Social Exclusion and Ageing in Diverse Rural Ireland report on policy in Northern Ireland.  Presentations include reports on experiences in Scotland and Wales as well as an outline of the actions being taken by the PHA to address the needs of older people in rural areas. 

For further information contact Brendan Bonner in Gransha Park House 028 71860086

Closing date for abstracts for Public Health conference

Call for Abstracts for parallel sessions at the Public Health Annual Scientific Conference at Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey on 14 June 2012

The Public Health Agency and Partners will be hosting the first Public Health Annual Scientific Conference. The theme of the conference will be Children and Young People and it will focus on how public health innovations, research and practice are meeting the needs of children and young people.

Launch of social exclusion and ageing report

Launch of Social Exclusion and Ageing in Diverse Rural Ireland report, University of Ireland Galway. 

This research funded by Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) was support by the PHA and examined key issues around exclusion faced by older people living in rural Ireland.  The research examines a variety of settings including island inhabitants’, isolated rural communities, near urban settlements. The report is designed to influence future policy and practice in terms of addressing older people’s needs. 

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