The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging anyone who has been bereaved by suicide to have their voice heard in a public consultation on support services. The consultation on services for those who have been bereaved by suicide runs until Sunday 9 April with some in-person and online events still taking place. There is also an online survey to provide views on existing and possible future services. Fiona Teague, Head of Health Improvement at the PHA, said: “The PHA recognises how important it is to regularly review services that are in place to provide support for families and communities

The PHA (Public Health Agency) along with trust vaccination teams are running student immunisation catch-up programmes in colleges and universities across Northern Ireland, giving students who missed getting the vaccines in school during the COVID-19 pandemic the opportunity to receive the vaccines now. Teenage immunisations include the 3 in 1 teenage booster (Tetanus, diphtheria and polio), the MenACWY, which protects against four strains of meningococcal bacteria which cause meningitis and blood poisoning (septicaemia) and the HPV vaccine (human papilloma virus) which protects against

From 1 June 2023, all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out or are in an excluded group. The Department of Health has now been able to confirm the date for the introduction of Dáithí’s Law’, following the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill receiving Royal Assent on 28 February 2023. The Bill included a provision which allowed the Department of Health to lay the final regulations on organ donation changes today, 1 March 2023, without the need for an Assembly vote. The Organ and Tissue Donation

No Smoking Month is fast approaching, and the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are encouraging smokers to plan ahead to ‘Make March Your Month to Quit’. Kelly McCartney Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement Manager, with the PHA, said: “March is No Smoking Month and a fantastic opportunity to make the commitment to stop smoking and improve your health. “Stopping smoking is one of the best steps you can take to improve your health and protect people around you from harmful second-hand smoke. Quitting will also save you money which is significant as people face

The Public Health Agency (PHA) are carrying out a review of the effectiveness of the key aspects of the Winter Vaccination programme 2022/23. The purpose of the review is to learn lessons that can be adopted to improve future vaccination programmes. They want to seek your feedback and would be grateful if you would complete the following survey by 3 March 2023. The survey can be found here . {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/801214644.jpg?itok=l4gU281x","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/801214644","settings":{"responsive":1