Nutritional standards for school lunches: a guide for implementation

This publication details the nutritional standards for school lunches, to which all grant-aided schools must adhere. As well as explaining why the nutritional standards have been introduced, it offers practical advice on how to implement them.Nutritional standards for school lunches: a guide for implementation is also available in Irish, on request.

School food: the essential guide (and Irish translation)

School food: the essential guide contains a series of eight practical guidance booklets designed to help schools improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. The booklets provide advice and support for the key areas in which food, drinks and nutrition issues affects schools. Mini case studies support the advice given and, where appropriate, the booklets provide details of recommended further resources.Individual booklets in the series are available as PDF files below:

Hand hygiene information for patients and visitors - including accessible formats

Information for patients and visitors on the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infections.Accessible formatsThe below document is available as a pdf and in accessible formats. Accessible formats are alternatives to printed information, used by people who are blind or visually impaired. These accessible formats include HTML, audio and braille. �For audio and HTML copies please click on the links below. For braille copies please contact Caroline McGeary on 0300 555 0114.

Healthy breaks for pre-school children leaflet (English and Irish translation)

Leaflet for parents explaining why a healthy break is so important for pre-school children and some tips and ideas for healthy nutritious breaks.�

Healthy breaks for pre-school children poster (English and Irish translation)

Poster explaining why a healthy break is important.�