Professionals

Welcome to the current edition of Transmit, our Health Protection Service bulletin.

This report presents the epidemiological data for tuberculosis cases reported in Northern Ireland.

This document gives the latest advice and guidance for healthcare professionals on the 2022/23 seasonal influenza vaccination programme.

This booklet provides guidance for professionals on the childhood immunisation schedule.

This factsheet provides information for healthcare practitioners on the rotavirus vaccine given to babies at two and three months old from July 2013.

Tables showing  Gram Negative, Gram Positive and Anaerobic Bacteraemias  reported in Northern Ireland, from 2010 to 2016.

Charts showing E.coli and ESBL Bacteraemias in Northern Ireland, by quarter, from 2010 to 2016.

This factsheet provides information and encourages uptake of the whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women. Cases of whooping cough are on the increase – by getting the vaccine while pregnant you can protect your baby.

Your views matter – if you have heart failure, or are close to someone who does, please complete our survey by 31st March 2012 (link below).

Heart failure is a common condition affecting at least 20,000 people in Northern Ireland. The aim of this survey is to find out how to increase the confidence of people living with heart failure so they have a better quality of life, and can work in partnership with health care professionals and support services in managing their condition. The findings of this survey will be used to help improve services.

An all-island action plan on suicide prevention was developed in 2007 in conjunction with the DHSSPS in Northern Ireland and the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) in the Republic. The plan contains a rolling programme of actions designed to take forward issues of mutual interest.