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

Get your 10 a day! The Nursing Care Standards for Patient Food in Hospital (PDF 1.92 MB)

Standards to improve the nutritional care and food experience of patients in hospital.

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

Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2006

Survey of injecting Drug Users (PDF 34 KB)

Summary of the findings for 2005/06 from the four collaborating centres in Northen Ireland

Report of Student Support Review

Report of Student support review

Review of Recruitment into Speciality Training in Northern Ireland (PDF 221 KB)

Review of recruitment into speciality training in Northern Ireland commissioned by Michael McGimpsey MLA, Minister for Health Social Services and Public Safety.

Top Tips for Parents

Your Guide to Positve Parenting, Top Tips for Parenting Teenagers and Happy Homes Poster

Report on Induction Processes for Medical Staff in the HPSS

undefined

Report on the Induction Processes for Medical Staff in the HPSS

undefined

Composite Biodiversity Report

A study to ascertain the biodiversity value of lands on six hospital sites.

Unit Cost Review Greenpark Healthcare Trust (289 KB)

DHSSPS Unit Cost Review Green Park Healthcare Trust

Student Support Determination 07-08 (PDF 167 KB)

Financial support arrangements in the 2007/08 academic year for Allied Health Professional Students and Medical and Dental students from year five study