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Verification of life extinct in nursing or residential care homes

The Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Medical Offer recently requested assistance with expanding the role of verification of life extinct by nurses.

Contact tracing to help limit second wave of coronavirus

A new contact tracing programme for Covid-19 to help examine how Northern Ireland can limit the impact of a second wave of the disease is being launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA). From Monday 27 April, the PHA will begin a pilot programme of contact tracing which will help inform the planned roll out of Northern Ireland-wide contact tracing. Dr Jackie Hyland, Health Protection Consultant at the PHA, said: “The aim of contact tracing is to identify clusters of infection and prevent further spread of Covid-19. “The contact tracing in the pilot programme will focus on priority groups

Guidance for healthcare professionals, carers and care homes

30 April 2025

COVID-19 bereavement resources

These booklets provide advice for people who have experienced a bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic period. 

Note: many of the coronavirus restrictions have changed since these resources were originally published, but much of the information may still be relevant to those facing a bereavement.

Guidance on the management of COVID-19/influenza in care homes and other residential facilities

This poster gives advice to care homes on the actions they should take in the case of an outbreak of COVID-19 or influenza.

Coronavirus advice for people with a learning disability

This booklet explains the latest government advice on coronavirus in an easy read format.

Please note the advice on self-isolation for some close contacts has changed since publication date. Please see 

COVID-19 Surveillance Reports

COVID-19 Surveillance Reports 

From Sunday 19 April the Department of Health will be releasing the daily statistics on coronavirus (COVID-19) which will be available at

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