This leaflet provides information on the importance of good dental care for people living with a dementia and advice for carers.

This guide aims to provide you with information on how the eating, drinking and swallowing of a person with a dementia may be affected. It includes sections on:

• Memory and concentration
• Coordination
• Swallowing
• Behaviours displayed at mealtimes

This HSC Hospital Passport has been developed by the PHA and the Regional General Hospital Forum for Learning Disability for people with a learning disability to complete (with or without help) and present to staff every time they have contact with a general hospital. It gives staff important information on the person and how they prefer to communicate, their medical history and any support they might need while in hospital. Staff can then make any reasonable adjustments in order to provide the best possible care for people with a learning disability.

The 10,000 Voices initiative is designed to capture the lived experience of people who use services and affords them an opportunity to tell their story in a way that enables services to change and improve.

The survey was undertaken in partnership with the PHA and this report represents the first time the 10,000 Voices initiative has surveyed any aspect of children’s services.

A new tool has been distributed to GPs to help highlight the importance of physical activity. Consisting of three infographics covering the age groups 0-5 years, 5-18 years, and adults and older people, it is designed to encourage health professionals to talk to their patients about why it's important to be physically active. Each infographic highlights the benefits of physical activiity and outlines the amount and type of activity that is recommended for that age group. Quantities of each infographic have also been distributed to the Trust health promotion resource centres.

This quarterly newsletter provides news and updates on the ongoing Dementia Together NI project.

This booklet provides a brief overview of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and the services they provide to the public.

Allied Health Professions are a diverse workforce who deliver high-quality care to patients and service users across a wide range of care pathways and in a variety of settings.

AHPs are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). All AHPs work within the HCPC code of practice to ensure that they work to the highest standard.

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 2016 and focuses on those patients in contact with Substitute Prescribing treatment services during 2015/16.

The10,000 Voices’ initiative has been commissioned and funded by the Health and Social Care Board and the Public Health Agency, to introduce a more patient focused approach to shaping the way services are delivered and commissioned. It provides a mechanism for patients not only to share their experience of the health services, both positive and negative, but also to affect and inform change.

This is the Regional Report for the Unscheduled care phase.

This booklet is the third in a series of Work Well guides aimed at promoting health in the workplace. It outlines to employers the business benefits of encouraging mothers to contine breastfeeding on return to work, the health benefits of breastfeeding for mums, the legislation affecting mothers at work, and some easy steps that employers can take to support breastfeeding mothers.