Water Management Performance in the NIHPSS Summary Report (PDF 635 KB)

Summary Report September 1996

Communicating with Patients VFM Study Summary Report (PDF 4561 KB)

November 1999 - to assess effectiveness of communication between health care professionals and patients in the acute hospital sector

Mental Health Services Follow Up Regional Summary (PDF 186 KB)

June 2004 - main findings on progress arising from follow-up, emerging issues, key conclusions

GP Fundholding VFM Study Summary Report (PDF 1932 KB)

November 1999 - covering Management arrangments for GP Fundholding, GP Fundholder Achievements and Involving GPs in Commissioning

Management of Trusts VFM Study Summary Report (PDF 7383 KB)

Report Published July 1997

Mental Health Services in NI VFM Review Regional Summary (PDF 1650 KB)

June 2000 - to review whether the strategy for mental health services is based on clearly defined needs

Radiology Services in NI Follow Up Regional Summary (PDF 1243 KB)

Report Published June 2001 - Contains key recommendations and the way forward

Water Management Performance in NIHPSS Follow Up Report (PDF 638 KB)

Report Published December 1998

Energy Management Follow Up Report (PDF 1996 KB)

Report Published August 1998

Consent (Consent to Examination Treatment or Care)

Consent (Consent to Examination Treatment or Care)

Degree in Social Work Incentive Scheme 2006 (PDF 45 KB)

Student Bursaries Incentive Scheme

Inspection of Social Care Support Services for Carers of Older People (PDF 1776 KB)

Social Services Inspection Final Report for Craigavon & Banbridge - fieldwork inspection 14-25 Nov 2005

Adopting the Future Consultation response document (MS Word 290 KB)

While for most children the best place to grow up is with their birth parents, others are unable to do so. Under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, the first duty of Health and Social Services Trusts, where children cannot live with their birth parents, is to seek a home for them with their extended famly. Finding a safe and caring new home for children with their wider family or friends allows them to keep important attachments and connections in their lives, and is therefore the preferred choice where it is possible. Where this is not possible, society has a clear responsibility to provide children with stability and permanence in their lives. Some children are placed in alternative forms of care. Adoption is traditionally a means of providing a permanent family for a small, but significant number of children who are unable to return to their birth parents. Adoption is, however, much wider than just the service provided to children. Adoption affects birth parents, prospective adopters, adoptive parents, siblings, grandparents and other relatives. The Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety believes that more can and should be done to reflect the complex needs of those affected by adoption. åÊ

Code of Practice on Confidentiality of Patient Information (PDF 108 KB)

Code of Practice on Confidentiality of Patient Information

CMO Annual Report 2005 (PDF 1.2MB)

Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2005