Living well

The latest Living Well initiative showcases how community pharmacies across Northern Ireland are on hand to offer advice and support on a wide range of winter illnesses that can help you ‘during the colder months. ‘Stay Well this Winter’ is running in over 500 pharmacies across Northern Ireland as part of the Living Well service and provides information and advice on how you can protect your health over the winter months and the support available to you through your community pharmacy. It is delivered in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA), Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI), and the

A new campaign has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland, encouraging everyone to get more physically active in their everyday lives. ‘Move More, Feel Better’ is running in over 500 community pharmacies as part of the Living Well service which highlights the role of pharmacy teams in providing advice and support to help people get more active and is delivered in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA), Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI), and the Department of Health (DoH). The ‘Move More, Feel Better’ initiative aims to raise awareness of the many physical and mental

A new campaign in community pharmacies is encouraging people to be more aware of how much alcohol they drink and the impact it could be having on their health. The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) ‘Know your units’ campaign will run in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland throughout June and July 2025 as part of the Living Well service. It aims to increase awareness of the drinking guidelines and the health risks associated with drinking alcohol in excess of these guidelines. Stephanie Hanlon, Joint Regional Lead for Drugs and Alcohol at the PHA said: “The most recent statistics from 2023

A new Living Well campaign – ‘Looking after your sexual health’ – has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland, helping to raise awareness of the importance of practising good sexual health. Living Well is offered in over 500 pharmacies across Northern Ireland and provides information and advice on public health issues. It is delivered in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA), Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI), and the Department of Health (DoH). Dr Rachel Coyle, Consultant at the PHA, said: “Sexual health and wellbeing is important, and looking after it can have a

On World Contraception Day (26 September), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people where they can access contraception, and find out more about the different types available, to help make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health. Dr Rachel Coyle, Consultant at the PHA, said: “Access to both contraception and advice on the different types has never been easier, giving people the information, they need to choose the right contraception for them, allowing them to take control over their fertility and their body.” Whether you are looking for alternative contraception