Festive routines may change, safe sleep shouldn’t: PHA advice for parents
As temperatures drop and routines change during the festive period, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents and guardians that following safer sleep advice is essential to reduce the risk of sudden infant death.
Knit, natter and lots of yarn… Ballywalter Seniors Club knits 200 breasts to support new mums
The Ballywalter Seniors Club’s Knit and Natter group, along with Millisle Health and Wellbeing group, has completed an extraordinary project, knitting 200 breast models to support midwifery education at Queen’s University Belfast.
This flyer outlines the changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule in Northern Ireland in 2025 and 2026 as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Information for healthcare professionals about the hexavalent (6-in-1) combination vaccine, given in the routine childhood immunisation programme.
This booklet provides new safety information on the preparation and storage of infant formula milk and is aimed at minimising the risk of infection from bacteria that may sometimes be present in the milk powder.
This factsheet offers advice on giving infant paracetamol after the meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged 8 to 16 weeks.
This professional factsheet explains about the Meningitis B vaccination that is offered to infants aged from two months.
This leaflet is for pregnant women who have been diagnosed with hepatitis B. It provides information on the care pathway for these women.
This factsheet provides information for parents on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old. This is more detailed than the information contained in the leaflet Immunisation for babies up to a year old.
This factsheet provides information for healthcare practitioners on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at 8 and 12 weeks old.
This booklet provides the facts about the vaccines babies will receive just after their first birthday and includes the complete childhood immunisation schedule from January 2026.
This booklet provides advice on the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination which offers protection against tuberculosis (TB).