infection

Please note this is an updated version of the leaflet originally published on 9 September.

This leaflet raises awareness of the life threatening condition sepsis. It explains what sepsis is, how to recognise it, and what to do if someone has sepsis.

This is an easy read booklet designed to explain hepatitis B and C risk factors, symptoms, treatment and prevention. produced by CHANGE.

CHANGE is a pioneer of easy read leaflets and they have been making information accessible for more than 20 years. They make information accessible so other people with learning disabilities can make informed choices about issues that affect their lives.  

This is the annual report from the Northern Ireland Hepatitis B and C Managed Clinical Network. This report aims to provide an overview of hepatitis B and C epidemiology in Northern Ireland and  although it reflects epidemiological trends over time, its main focus is on data collected in 2015. It also covers work done by the Network in 2015.

This report aims to provide an overview of HIV epidemiology in Northern Ireland by collating and analysing information from a number of sources. Although it reflects epidemiological trends over time, its main focus will be on data collected in 2015.

S. aureus surveillance quarterly report: July-September 2016

This quarterly report provides epidemiological data on C. difficile in Northern Ireland, and includes key points, a comprehensive overview of all C. diff infections, rates, trends, age-specific information and statistical process control charts.

Information for patients and visitors on Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae/Carbapenemase Producing Organism (CPE/CPO)

This leaflet is for pregnant women who have been diagnosed with syphilis. It provides information on the care pathway for these women, including referral to sexual health (GUM) clinics, treatment and long-term protection for the baby.

Printing instructions are provided in a PDF below.

This factsheet provides information in the form of FAQs in relation to hepatitis C: the condition, risks, testing, treatment and management.