Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Addendum & Pseudomonas Aeruginosa & Advice for augmented care units

Water Systems HTM 04-01

Advice Letter from Dr Carson DCMO (PDF 141 KB)

Letter from Dr Carson advising of new arrangements re post mortem documentation

Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure Interim Report

Click here to download Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure Interim Report PDF 44kb Click here to download Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure Terms of Reference PDF 59KB

Report to the Minister for Health from the Health Insurance Authority (Redacted) on an evaluation and analysis of returns for 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 including advice on risk equalisation credits

Report to the Minister for Health from the Health Insurance Authority (Redacted) on an evaluation and analysis of returns for 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 including advice on risk equalisation credits Click here to download PDF 11MB

HIA Report to the Minister for Health on an evaluation and analysis of returns for 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 including advice

HIA Report to the Minister for Health The Department of health requested that the Health Insurance Authority provide a report to the Minister ‘in anticipation of the enactment of the health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012.” Click here to download PDF 8.87MB The Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012 Link to the Minister’s Second Stage Speech to the Dáil on 14 November 2012          

Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structures Report on Medical Career Structures and Pathways following completion of Specialist Training

The Minister for Health decided, in July 2013, to establish a Working Group, chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, President of DCU, to carry out a strategic review of medical training and career structure. The Working Group will examine and make high-level recommendations relating to training and career pathways for doctors with a view to: From January-April 2014, the Working Group prioritised work on career structures and pathways following completion of specialist training in order to report to the Minister for Health on these issues in this report. Download the Report (PDF, 800 kb)  

Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure Final Report

  Final report of the Strategic Review Working Group chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith (President, DCU) This final report focuses on issues relating to strategic medical workforce planning and career planning and mentoring supports for trainee doctors and makes recommendations. It also addresses specific issues in relation to the specialties of public health medicine, general practice and the community-based aspects of psychiatry.   Download the report here.  

Teeth matter! Caring for your children's teeth: advice for parents and carers of children with special needs

This booklet explains how to care for the teeth of children with special needs.

Infection prevention and control. Best practice advice for nurseries and childcare settings

This booklet provides nurseries and childcare settings with comprehensive infection prevention and control advice.It includes simple, practical and easily understood guidance on the day-to-day implementation of good infection prevention and control practices, as well as specific actions to take in the event of outbreaks of infection.Areas covered include suitable childcare premises, hand hygiene, immunisation, decontamination, toys, personal items, toilets, nappy changing, laundry, food hygiene and pets.The booklet includes illustrations, diagrams, a glossary and key points to remember in each section to ensure the advice is easy for all staff to understand and pass on to others.It also provides contact details for each of the Health and Social Care early years teams in Northern Ireland.

Teeth matter! Caring for your children's teeth: advice for parents and carers of children with special needs

This booklet explains how to care for the teeth of children with special needs.

Healthy choices. Choose wisely: Advice for parents

This booklet shows how parents and carers of primary school children can choose food from the different food groups to make sure their family is getting all the nutrients they need to stay healthy.