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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme annual report
No full textThis inaugural annual report for the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme (produced jointly by the Public Health Agency and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust) looks back on a successful first year for the programme. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is responsible for commissioning and quality assuring the programme. The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is responsible for providing and managing the programme.Following significant planning, AAA screening was introduced on time in June 2012, as required by the Government\u27s \u27Priorities for Action\u27 target. There is no doubt that this was due to sustained partnership working across a wide range of health and social care services within Northern Ireland
Rubella and pregnancy - What you need to know (English and two translations)
No full textThis leaflet for women provides updated information on rubella and how to get vaccinated so it is not passed on during pregnancy.Rubella, otherwise known as German measles, can be very serious for the unborn baby in the first three months of pregnancy and can cause damage to the sight, hearing, heart and brain, a condition known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).Infection can be prevented by the MMR vaccine, which protects the mother and her unborn baby
Asthma action plan
No full textThis action plans allow each child (or parent/carer) to record his or her asthma treatment to help manage their asthma when they are well, when their symptoms get worse and when they are suffering an asthma attack
Hepatitis C - Quick reference guide for primary care
No full textThis factsheet provides information in the form of FAQs in relation to hepatitis C: the condition, risks, testing, treatment and management
Caring for someone who has self-harmed or had suicidal thoughts
No full textThis guide provides important information on how to take care of yourself and your family member following a suicide attempt/suicidal thoughts or self-harm and highlights resources to help you move forward.The guide is divided into three parts:1. What happens during a visit to the Emergency Department (new name for A&E), GP or GP out-of-hours (OOH) department.2. What you need to know following your family member��\u27s discharge.3. Moving forward after your family member returns home
National and subnational hypertension prevalence estimates for the Republic of Ireland: Better outcome and risk factor data are needed to produce better prevalence estimates
No full textGroup-specific risk estimates were applied to group-specific population count estimates for subnational areas to estimate the number of adults with doctor-diagnosed hypertension in subnational areas in 2007. A sub-sample of older adults aged 45+ years who also had their blood pressure objectively measured using a sphygmomanometer was used to estimate the national prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension among adults aged 45+ years.The prevalence of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed hypertension among adults aged 18+ years was 12.6% (95% CI = 11.7% - 13.4%). After adjustment for other explanatory variables the risk of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed hypertension was significantly related to age (p < 0.001), body mass index (p < 0.001), smoking (p = 0.001) and fruit and vegetable consumption (p = 0.003). Among adults aged 45+ years the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension (38.7% (95% CI 34.6% - 42.8%)) was higher than self-reported, doctor-diagnosed hypertension (23.4% (95% CI = 22.0% - 24.7%)). Among adults aged 45+ years, the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension was higher among men (46.8%, 95% CI 41.2% - 52.4%) than women (31.2%, 95% CI 25.7% - 36.6%). There was no significant variation in the prevalence of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed hypertension across subnational areas.Services need to manage diagnosed hypertension cases and to detect and manage undiagnosed cases. Further population level improvements in lifestyle risk factors for hypertension are key in developing a more integrated approach to prevent cardiovascular disease. Better subnational data on hypertension outcomes and risk factors are needed to better describe the distribution of hypertension risk and hypertension prevalence in subnational areas.
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Northern Ireland Firecode (PDF 55KB)
No full textHealth Technical Memorandum 82 Alarm and detection systems Supplement A: Automatic fire control systems and voice alarm system
Making it Better Through Pharmacy in the Community (PDF 345KB)
No full textA new strategy to facilitate the fuller integration of pharmacy services across the HS
