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

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

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.

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

Appendices for Complex Needs - The Nursing Response to Children and Young People with Complex Physical Healthcare Needs (PDF 708 KB)

Appendices to Complex Needs Report

Complex Needs - The Nursing Response to Children and Young People with Complex Physical Healthcare Needs (PDF 832 KB)

Departmental review of nursing services in order to ensure that they are facilitated to fully support and respond to children with complex needs and their families, and for them to work in partnership with other professions and agencies.

Continuity of Supply of the Home Oxygen Service in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (PDF 96 KB)

Arrangements to support continuity of oxygen supply to patients using the NHS home oxygen service in the four countries within the United Kingdom

Family Friendly Guide - May 2007 (PDF 550 KB)

Provides Details of Family Friendly Policies for Staff With Caring Responsibilities

Appendices to the Summary of HPSS Expenditure 2005/06 (PDF 432 KB)

Appendices 1 to 4 to the Summary of HPSS Expenditure in Northern Ireland 2005/06.

Glossary of Terms (PDF 182 KB)

Appendix 5 (which includes the Glossary of Terms) to the Summary of HPSS Expenditure in Northern Ireland 2005/06 Report.

Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care (PDF 351 KB)

This document sets out a framework for the governance of research conducted by or on behalf of the Health & Personal Social Services (HPSS)

PCHR Booklet (PDF 497 KB)

Personal Child Health Record Booklet