learning disabilities

Easy read information on the shingles vaccine in Northern Ireland, who is eligible, how it is given and potential side effects.

This guide aims to explain all about the hearing tests we do to help us find out how well your baby is hearing.

An Easy Read guide to the consultation on services for those bereaved by suicide.

The document includes a questionnaire on how to best meet the needs of people who have lost someone close to them by suicide. 

This easy read guide is for parents and carers of children aged 5 to 11 who are in the highest risk category and are being offered the children's dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This easy read information booklet is for children and young people with a learning disability receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and their parents and carers.

This simple guide to COVID-19 vaccination for at-risk children aged 12 to 15 outlines the benefits of vaccination, who is eligible, potential side effects and what to do next. You should read this before your vaccination.

This leaflet offers a guide to breast screening for people with a learning disability.

This is a guide to the COVID-19 vaccine for people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland. It explains about COVID-19, the vaccine, what happens at your appointment and what to expect.

Please note the advice on self-isolation for some close contacts has changed since publication date. Please see 

PHA Beyond 2016 – Public Health Agency Corporate Plan 2017-2021

Following public consultation and approval from the Department of Health, the Public Health Agency Corporate Plan 2017-2021 is now finalised and available below.

The Plan sets out the strategic direction for the Public Health Agency for the next four years.