Drug Alerts 2007-2008

2007-2008

Secondary Analysis of 2007 YPBAS (PDF 883KB)

Secondary Analysis 0f 2007 YPBAS (Drugs, Solvents, Alcohol & Smoking)

Summary of HPSS Expenditure in Northern Ireland 2006/2007

Report giving details of expenditure by HSS Trusts and Boards in the Financial year 2006/07.

NI 2007 Sight Test Survey Final Report (PDF 715KB)

2007 Sight Test Survey Report

Strategic Resources Framework Report 2007/08 (PDF 455 KB)

Strategic Resources Framework Report for 2007/08

Strategic Resources Framework 2007-08 Appendices (PDF 594 KB)

Appendices to the Strategic Resources Framework Report for 2007/08

Inequalities Monitoring Update Second Bulletin 2007 (PDF 1952 KB)

Despite some relative improvements, there is a continuing health gap between the most deprived areas and NI overall. This is most evident in the potential years of life lost, infant mortality rates, teenage births, standardised admission rates to hospitals and cancer incidence rates indicators. The suicide rate within deprived areas, although still considerably higher (almost 50% higher), is now closer to the overall NI rate. Despite the reduction in the inequality gap, there was a recent increase in the number of deaths attributed to suicide across all areas. The extent to which this increase in suicides actually indicates an increase in the problem or it is due to recording/reporting practices changing over time has not been established. Life expectancy has been increasing in recent years for both males and females in both deprived areas and NI overall and there is no evidence of a narrowing of the inequality gap. The gap between deprived areas and Northern Ireland was maintained for circulatory and respiratory standardised death rates. The gap between the proportion of the deprived population suffering from a mood or anxiety disorder and that in NI overall has also remained fairly steady. Deprived areas actually fared better than NI generally for relative hospital waiting times and ambulance response times (although this may be an urban issue). åÊ

Management of Private Practice in Health Service Hospitals in Northern Ireland: A Handbook November 2007 (PDF147KB)

Management of Private Practice in Health Services Hospitals in Northern Ireland: A Handbook

Shooting Up - An Update: October 2007 (PDF 1208 KB)

Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2006

Family Friendly Guide - May 2007 (PDF 550 KB)

Provides Details of Family Friendly Policies for Staff With Caring Responsibilities

VFM Aduit of Statutory Residential Homes for Older People - Executive Summary - March 2007 (PDF 430 KB)

VFM Audit of Statutory Residential Homes for Older People - Executive Summary (March 2007)