New Targeting Social Need Action Plan 2000 (PDF 2000 KB)

This report sets out New Targeting Social Need actions for 2000.

Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 195 KB)

Investigating patient or client safety incidents (Unexpected death or serious untoward harm)

Review of the Lessons Arising from the Death of the Late Janine Murtagh (PDF 1.04 Mb)

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority - Independent Review

Home Based Childcare - Summary Responses (PDF 51kb)

Home Based Childcare Scheme - Summary Responses on consultation

Review Of Public Administration: Consultation On Draft Legislation To Establish Five New Integrated Health And Social Services Trusts

Reform of HPSS

Leaving Care?

Your Step by step guide to Leaving Care

Establishing an Assurance Framework (PDF 341 KB)

A Practical Guide for Management Boards of HPSS Organisations

Pandemic Influenza Background (PDF 99 KB)

The Presence of highly pathogenicH5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in birds in Turkey, Romania, Russia and Kazakhstan. There have been a total of 4 confirmed cases of human infection in Eastern/South Eastern Turkey that has resulted in 2 deaths. Background Avian influenza naturally circulates in wild waterfowl such as ducks and geese often causing little or no symptoms. Many other bird species are susceptible to infection with these influenza viruses and in many of these species it may cause severe disease associated with high mortality. Outbreaks associated with high bird mortality are called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to distinguish them from less pathogenic influenza. In January 2004 avian influenza in poultry was confirmed in Vietnam. Subsequently, there have been very substantial outbreaks of avian influenza associated with high mortality affecting poultry in various countries throughout Asia including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, North & South Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Japan. These outbreaks are caused by H5N1 subtype of influenza A virus, the same subtype (but not identical to the virus) that caused the outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997. åÊ

Children Order Statistical Bulletin 2005 (PDF 278 KB)

Statistical information based on the Children Order returns for NI up to 31st March 2005

Caring for Carers (PDF 358 KB)

Caring for Carers - Recognising, Valuing and Supporting the Caring Role