Overall, the 2015/16 influenza season was characterised by low levels of influenza activity in the community, with higher levels of activity in the hospital setting. This season, influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 was the predominant circulating strain (59%), followed by a substantial proportion of influenza B (20%) later in the season. A small number of influenza A (H3) cases were also detected.

The seventh Director of Public Health Annual Report, launched on 8 June 2016, focuses on demonstrating the economic worth of public health interventions. The report examines a number of interventions and programmes that are currently being funded by the Public Health Agency across each of the three public health domains - health improvement, service development/screening and health protection - and highlights their economic value in order to set out the case for a preventive public health approach.