Residential Family Centres Standards

This document sets out the minimum standards which providers of Residential Family Centre services are expected to meet.

Appleby Report (PDF 940KB)

Rapid review of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care funding needs and the productivity challenge: 2011/12-2014/15

Donation after Circulatory Death Legal-Guidance March 2011 (PDF 333 KB)

Donation after Circulatory Death. Legal Guidance

Working Arrangements For The Welfare & Safeguarding of Child Victims of Human Trafficking - February 2011 (PDF 2.91MB)

Guidance issued by The Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety & The Police Service for Northern Ireland

Revised Circular - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - October 2010.

Revised Circular - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - October 2010.

Regional Eligibility Criteria for the Provision of Wheelchairs Through the Northern Ireland Wheelchair Service (PDF 2.20 MB)

A Guide for wheelchair users on regional eligibility criteria for the provision of wheelchairs through the Northern Ireland Wheelchair Service

The Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 - prescribed forms (PDF 169 KB)

The Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 - prescribed forms.

Protecting Looked after Children Guidance (PDF 28 KB)

The Department has published guidance which deals with the issue of children who become Looked After and are on the Child Protection Register.

CMO Annual Report 2009 (PDF 3.78MB)

Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2009

CMO Annual Report Tables 2009 (PDF 122KB)

Chief Medical Officer Tables 2009

Best Practice Guidance on Joint Working between the HSC and the Pharmaceutical Industry and other relevant organisations (PDF 260KB)

HSS (GEN) 1) 1/95 update. It is intended to replace the guidance previously provided by former HSSBs and Trusts to assist employers and staff in maintaining strict ethical standards in the conduct of HSC business, in this instance, with the pharmaceutical industry