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An assessment of the economic cost of smoking in Ireland
No full textThe Department of Health has published a report entitled - An assessment of the economic cost of smoking in Ireland. The study was carried out for the Department of Health by ICF International. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the evidence base of tobacco consumption and its effects in Ireland, to help support the implementation of the recommendations made in The Tobacco Free Ireland report (2013)
Interim Report and Recommendations by the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix for Nursing on a Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care Settings in Adult Hospitals in Ireland February 2016
No full text1.2.2016
Minister Varadkar was joined by the Chief Nursing Officer Dr Siobhan Oâ?THalloran and nursing union leaders to launch the first national Framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in general and specialist medical and surgical care settings in acute hospitals. This is the first policy paper published by the Office of the Chief Nursing Officer.  The Framework sets out an evidence based approach aimed at stabilising the nursing resource, delivering positive benefits for patients, and making hospitals a healthier and more attractive work environment for staff. The next step in this work, is to pilot test the Framework. This â,¬2 million pilot project will  be carried out in three hospitals ranging in size from small-scale to large-scale and will test the capability of the Framework components to deliver on their intended outcomes.
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Eating disorder services - Phase 1 study - Potential for a specialist unit in Northern Ireland
No full textThis preliminary report on the potential for a specialist eating disorders unit in Northern Ireland examines the outline case, and recommends that more in-depth study and evidence-gathering is required. The full report is scheduled to be published by the end of 2016
HSC SCQD02-10 - Rapid Response Report: Preventing Harm to Children from Parents with Mental Health Needs
No full textMental health service users can be good parents, but new research from the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide (NCISH) and findings from investigations into the deaths of children have highlighted a rare but important risk to children when their parent or carer has delusional beliefs involving their children, or has a suicide plan involving their children. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) are advising that staff in adult mental health services caring for a parent must always consider the child’s needs and the potential for physical and psychological harm as part of multiagency risk assessment processes.Â
DHSSPS Equality policies screened 1 October to 31 December 2015
No full textIn fulfilling its obligations under Section 75 the Department is required to equality screen all of its policies and services under consideration to determine whether they should be subject to a full equality impact assessment (EQIA)
QOF business rules - version 34 - 5 September 2016
No full textDatasets and business rules containing the information required to identify those patients who are eligible for inclusion on the disease register, indicator denominator and the indicator numerator
EISS Operational Guidance - Version 13
No full textThe Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) is a Northern Ireland Executive/Atlantic Philanthropies Delivering Social Change Signature Programme, funded jointly by the Delivering Social Change fund, DoH, DE, DoJ, DfC, DfE and The Atlantic Philanthropies. EITP aims to improve outcomes for children and young people across Northern Ireland through embedding early intervention approaches
Northern Ireland health and social care (HSC) key facts workforce bulletin June 2016
No full textA quarterly summary of HSC staff by organisation and staff group including summary of 5 year trends
Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: emergency care waiting times July to September 2016
No full textPresents information on the time spent waiting in emergency care departments in Northern Ireland for both new and unplanned review attendances, and reports on the performance of against the ministerial target in Northern Ireland