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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-nursing-and-allied-health-professions/allied-health-professions-and-personal-and-publi-5
Partnership and Engagement | HSC Public Health Agency
What is it?Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) is the active and effective involvement of service users, carers and the public in Health and Social Care...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-nursing-and-allied-health-professions/nursing/safeguarding-children-and-young-people
Safeguarding children and young people | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is a member of the Safeguarding Board, Northern Ireland (SBNI) and is committed to working with other agencies to safeguard...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/node/4802
Contact us | HSC Public Health Agency
Business hours: Messages are monitored 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. For Northern Ireland residents: The Public Health Agency is the primary regional...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorates/directorate-nursing-midwifery-and-allied-health-professions/allied-health-2
Orthotists | HSC Public Health Agency
Orthotists specialise in assessing and providing gait analysis and engineering solutions to service users with problems of the neuro-muscular and skeletal...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-nursing-and-allied-health-professions/nursing/palliative-and-end-life-care-programme
Palliative and end of life care programme | HSC Public Health Agency
Transforming your palliative and end of life care programmeMarie Curie is working in partnership with the Health and Social Care Board and local partners to...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/organ-donation
Organ donation in Northern Ireland | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donation Register as well as raising awareness of the new opt-out law...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/service-development-and-screening/cervical-cancer-screening
Cervical cancer screening | HSC Public Health Agency
The aim of the cervical cancer screening programme is to reduce the number of women who develop cervical cancer and the number of women who die from it.It...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/compliments_and_complaints
Compliments and complaints | HSC Public Health Agency
The purpose of the Public Health Agency is to protect and improve the health and social wellbeing of our population and reduce health inequalities through...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-and-social-wellbeing-improvement/build-sustainable-communities
Build sustainable communities | HSC Public Health Agency
The PHA has taken as one of its building blocks ‘Building sustainable communities’, one of the core themes proposed by Sir Michael Marmot in his 2010 report...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/public-health-services/service-development-and-screening
Service Development and Screening | HSC Public Health Agency
Screening is important because early detection of disease often produces better outcomes for patients. At this stage treatment may be more effective, avoiding...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/consultations/previous-consultations/cope-confidence-survey-heart-failure-patient-experience
Cope with Confidence - survey of heart failure patient experience | HSC Public Health Agency
Cope with Confidence - survey of heart failure patient experience - Current consultation Your views matter – if you have heart failure, or are close to someone...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/population-health-and-wellbeing/midwifery/following-birth-your-baby
Following the birth of your baby | HSC Public Health Agency
Safer sleepingIt's not known why some babies die suddenly and for no apparent reason from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or cot death.How to Reduce the...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/consultations/previous-consultations/pha-draft-corporate-plan-2017-21
PHA Draft Corporate Plan 2017–21 | HSC Public Health Agency
CORPORATE PLAN 2017-2021 NOW PUBLISHED CONSULTATION CLOSED ON WED 22 FEBRUARY The PHA draft Corporate Plan is now out for public consultation (28 November...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/population-health-and-wellbeing/midwifery/continuity-midwifery-carer
Continuity of Midwifery Carer | HSC Public Health Agency
What is Continuity of Midwifery Carer?
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/publications/directory-services-help-improve-mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing
Directory of services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing | HSC Public Health...
These five directories list the organisations that offer services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing. Where possible, additional information...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-and-social-wellbeing-improvement/neighbourhood-renewal
Neighbourhood renewal | HSC Public Health Agency
Allotments are being recognised as a catalyst for encouraging sustainability, healthier living and social interaction as well as a resource for local food...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorates/operations/communications-and-knowledge-management/communications/public-information-1
Choose to live better: Making healthier choices campaign | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency’s new Choose to live better ‘Making healthier choices’ campaign is running to encourage adults who are overweight or obese, to make...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/finance-and-corporate-services
Finance and Corporate Services | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/hsc-public-toilets
HSC Public Toilets - Dataset - Data.gov.au
Data periodically extracted from http://data.gov.au/dataset/national-public-toilet-map Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this data is...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/population-health-and-wellbeing/allied-health-professions/speech-and-language
Dysphagia - healthcare professionals | HSC Public Health Agency
This page is dedicated to healthcare professionals who support patients with dysphagia.What is Dysphagia?Dysphagia describes eating, drinking and swallowing...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorates/public-health/health-protection/respiratory-diseases/whooping-cough
Whooping cough (Pertussis) | HSC Public Health Agency
Whooping cough (pertussis) is an infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily and can be serious. It's important for babies, children and...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/chief-executives-office/communications-services-new/social-media/cpa-covid-19
CPA - COVID-19 vaccine resources | HSC Public Health Agency
COVID-19 vaccine social media resources This page contains resources to support the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Please click on the links...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorates/finance-and-corporate-services/planning-and-corporate-services/corporate-plan
Corporate plan | HSC Public Health Agency
The PHA periodically sets out the role, direction and priorities of the organisation in its corporate plan and corporate strategy.To view the current and past...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/avian-influenza-0
Avian influenza | HSC Public Health Agency
Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by the influenza A virus. Birds are the hosts for most avian influenza viruses and a variety of...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/surveillance-data
Surveillance data | HSC Public Health Agency
Public health surveillance is the continuous process of collection, analysis and interpretation of data, and the subsequent dissemination of this information...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/
Welcome | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/call-get-vaccinated-rsv-programme-expanded
Call to get vaccinated as RSV programme expanded | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone who is eligible for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination to get it when invited. The call...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/population-data-and-intelligence
Population Data and Intelligence | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/about-us/consultations/previous-consultations/joint-consultation-events-equality-and-disability
Joint consultation events – Equality and Disability Action Plans 2023-28 | HSC Public Health Agency
As part of the consultation on our new Equality and Disability Action Plans, we are running two consultation events, together with our nine partner...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/respiratory-infections
Respiratory infections surveillance | HSC Public Health Agency
Winter is traditionally a time when respiratory infections are common amongst the population. Although most of these are not serious in the vast majority of...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/disclaimer
Disclaimer | HSC Public Health Agency
Terms of use and disclaimer Information about us The information given on this website is believed to be accurate. The suppliers of the information and the...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-and-social-wellbeing-improvement/tackling-childhood-obesity
Nutrition and obesity prevention | HSC Public Health Agency
Tackling Childhood Obesity
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/self-harm-registry
The Self-Harm Registry | HSC Public Health Agency
What is the purpose of the Registry?The Self-Harm Registry aims to:
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/about-us
About us | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is a multi-disciplinary, regional body within the Health and Social Care (HSC) system. It works closely with the Department of...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/public-health-services/health-protection/infectious-diseases/group-streptococcus
Group A streptococcus (GAS) | HSC Public Health Agency
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) spreads through respiratory droplets and skin contact. It causes common illnesses like strep throat and impetigo, in severe case...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-nursing-and-allied-health-professions/nursing/pews-event
PEWS Event | HSC Public Health Agency
Physiological Early Warning Scores (PEWS) in Health Care WorkshopThe Public Health Agency hosted a one day workshop on the 28th March 2012, in All Saints...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/funding-opportunities
Funding opportunities | HSC Public Health Agency
To advance our priorities and objectives, the Public Health Agency (PHA) procures or grant funds a range of services and initiatives to improve health and...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/public-health-services/health-protection/surveillance-data/antimicrobial
Antibiotics resistance | HSC Public Health Agency
What are antibiotics?Antibiotics are important medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotics DO NOT treat infections caused by...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-operations/planning-and-corporate-services/business-plan
PHA Annual Business Plan | HSC Public Health Agency
The PHA's Business Plan sets out the key priorities and actions that will be progressed by the Public Health Agency (PHA) in each given financial year. The PHA...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/public-health-services/health-protection
Health Protection | HSC Public Health Agency
The Health Protection Service plays an important role in keeping people in Northern Ireland safe from infectious diseases and environmental hazards. We do this...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorates/directorate-public-health/health-protection/seasonal-influenza-flu/health-professional
COVID-19 vaccine social media resources | HSC Public Health Agency
Social media resources for the vaccination programme
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/foi
Freedom of information | HSC Public Health Agency
The PHA is committed to being open and transparent in the conduct of all its business. We publish a great deal of information on our website already; however...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/consultations/current-consultations
Current consultations | HSC Public Health Agency
Current consultations, if available, are listed in the drop-down menu on the right side of this page, with the most recent appearing at the top.Public Health...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/about-us/freedom-information/policies-and-procedures
Policies and procedures | HSC Public Health Agency
Procedures for the conduct of departmental business PHA standing orders - February 2023 PHA standing orders financial instructions - February 2023 Partnership...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/accessibility-statement-pha
Accessibility statement for PHA | HSC Public Health Agency
Accessibility statement for the website of the Public Health Agency (PHA). This statement applies to content published on the...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams
Services and teams | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/noids-archive
Notifications of Infectious Diseases (NOIDs) | HSC Public Health Agency
Notifications of Infectious Diseases (NOIDs) - archive reports2018 NOIDs weekly reports Click here for 2018 NOIDs2017 NOIDs weekly reportsNOIDs Week 1 report...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/service-development-and-screening/breast-screening
Breast screening | HSC Public Health Agency
The breast screening programme covers the whole of Northern Ireland. The programme invites women by GP practice every three years. A woman might be aged 50, 51...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/consultations/previous-consultations/consultation-infant-mental-health-framework-and-plan-2015-2018
Consultation on Infant Mental Health Framework and Plan 2015-2018 | HSC Public Health Agency
We would like to invite you to participate in the public consultation to inform the regional Infant Mental Health Plan 2015-2018. The following documents are...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/finance-and-corporate-services/planning-and-corporate-services
Planning and Corporate Services | HSC Public Health Agency
The Planning and Corporate Services function is responsible for;
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/population-health-and-wellbeing/nursing
Nursing | HSC Public Health Agency
Nursing (AHP) is part of the Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Directorate, led by Emily Roberts.
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/services-and-teams/public-health-services/health-protection/surveillance-data/health-protection
Health protection situational awareness (HPSA) report | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-and-social-wellbeing-improvement/highlighting-dangers-emerging-drug
Highlighting the dangers of emerging drugs | HSC Public Health Agency
A legal high is a drug that is not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act and is therefore legal to possess. On 16 April 2010, mephedrone was made a Class B...
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/pha-structure
PHA structure | HSC Public Health Agency
The Public Health Agency (PHA) employs approximately 400 staff members who work across five key locations in Northern Ireland. These dedicated professionals...
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cards | HSC Public Health Agency
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https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/legionellosis
Legionellosis | HSC Public Health Agency
Legionellosis is caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila and includes pneumonic form (Legionaires disease) and the non-pneumonic form (Pontiac Fever)....
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