screening

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

This leaflet for transgender, non-binary and gender fluid service users outlines four of the adult screening programmes available in Northern Ireland and how to access them.

The PHA has developed three leaflets to explain the stages of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a checklist to help you to monitor your baby's development in addition to the Smart4Hearing (S4H)

This leaflet offers a guide to breast screening for people with a learning disability. It explains what breast cancer is, highlights the risks and benefits of breast screening, and describes the process of being screened.It also outlines how to check your breasts in between screening appointments and what to do if you find anything unusual.

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme introduced quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test.

This leaflet provides information on further investigations participants may require, including colonoscopy.

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is introducing quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test, simpler to carry out and requires only one sample rather than three. In other parts of the UK introducing FIT has resulted in an increase in screening uptake.

This flowchart for healthcare professionals shows the well baby protocol from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a flowchart for babies in the NNU (neonatal unit) or special baby

When a woman has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, a review is carried out of her screening history to ensure that all steps of the screening process have been followed and to help identify any improvements that could be made. This leafl

These resources support the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme for men aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland.

People with diabetes are invited to attend the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and the ‘What you need to know’ leaflet is sent with the invitation. The screening service is free and part of their overall diabetes care.

Information for patients being screened for 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 GUM, treatment and long-term protection for the baby.