A man who discovered he had a potentially life-threatening condition after he went for screening has urged other men who are eligible to get the check when they are invited. Tom Martin from Helen’s Bay found out he had a small Abdominal Aor
An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially fatal condition which can particularly affect older men, but can be detected with a simple ultrasound screening test.
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.
This leaflet is for transgender, non-binary and gender fluid service users in Northern Ireland.
Since implementation in 2012, the NI AAA Screening Programme has produced a newsletter (generally bi-annually).
The aim of the newsletter is to provide an update – particularly to primary care staff - on programme delivery across the region and the role of GPs, practice managers and practice nurses in helping to support this.
The newsletter covers many topics including: profiles of key staff, service user engagement activities, the latest performance data and the wide range of information materials available upon request to the programme office.
The latest issue is sent electronically to all GP practices across Northern Ireland with a printed version also being sent for programme promotion purposes to the general public.
Since implementation in 2012, the NI AAA Screening Programme has produced a newsletter (generally bi-annually).
The overall aim of the Northern Ireland AAA Screening Programme is to reduce deaths from burst abdominal aortic aneurysms through early detection, monitoring and treatment.
