The purpose of the registry is to improve understanding about self-harm and related behaviours in Northern Ireland. The information gathered will be used to monitor trends and patterns over time and, perhaps most importantly, will help shape the development of services and support to meet need. The information will also help provide trusts and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety with a more accurate understanding of the impact of self-harm on Emergency Departments.

f you're concerned about your own or someone else's drinking, speak to your GP, who may refer you to a specialist agency.

There are a range of services available across Northern Ireland that provide advice and support.

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This is the Public Health Agency’s Annual Business Plan for 2019/20 which sets out the actions for the coming year.

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

These factsheets give information on Staphylococcus aureus (often shortened to “Staph”, “Staph aureus” or S. aureus), a type of bacteria (germ) which lives harmlessly on the skin and in the noses, in about one third of people.

The factsheets give information on meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

This leaflet gives info on Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile or “C. diff”, a bacteria that can infect the bowel and cause diarrhoea.

Since implementation in 2012, the NI AAA Screening Programme has produced a newsletter (generally bi-annually). 

The aim of the newsletter is to provide an update – particularly to primary care staff - on programme delivery across the region and the role of GPs, practice managers and practice nurses in helping to support this.

The newsletter covers many topics including: profiles of key staff, service user engagement activities, the latest performance data and the wide range of information materials available upon request to the programme office.

The latest issue is sent electronically to all GP practices across Northern Ireland with a printed version also being sent for programme promotion purposes to the general public.