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Dentistry
Advice on dental services and oral health for all dental practitioners and dental care professionals and guidance on workforce planning and contractual arrangements
… moreFinance, Procurement and Support Services
Guidance to ALBs on accountability, financial management, procurement and other financial matters. Information about planned and ongoing procurements
… moreGood management, good records
Advice and guidance on records management including a retention and disposal schedule covering all records created by the department and HSC organisations, as well as those working under contract to HSC
… moreHealth workforce policy and management
Medical employment terms and conditions (except GPs), workforce development including education, careers and skills, policy reports and guidance
… moreNursing and allied health professionals
Nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and guidance and professional guidance for allied health professionals
… moreGovernance in health and social care
Guidance on how organisations should manage their businesses, determine strategy and achieve objectives
… moreMental health and learning disabilities
An overview of the Autism strategy and action plan; Bamford review of mental health and learning disability and mental health and learning disability statistics
… moreSafety and quality standards
Policy and Guidance for Improving the Safety and Quality of Health and Social Care Services including best practice guidance, service frameworks, regulation and Q2020
… morePublic health policy and advice
The Strategic Framework for Public Health, health promotion, health protection and emergency preparedness, highlighting obesity prevention, sexual health, skin cancer prevention, suicide prevention and tobacco control
… moreProfessional medical and environmental health advice
Environmental health and climate change, health and social care research and development, professional good practice guidelines and HSC communications and letters from the CMO
… morePharmacy
The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Dr Mark Timoney and his team are responsible for providing specialist advice on medicines and pharmaceutical issues, for the development of policy relating to medicines
… moreSocial services
All professional aspects on how social care is delivered in Northern Ireland including social work strategy, child protection, NSMC, early authoritative interventions
… moreDoH statistics and research
Information & analysis directorate (IAD) provides statistical information relating to many aspects of health and social care services in Northern Ireland
… moreWe work with these bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Business Services Organisation
- Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (GAIN)
- Health and Social Care Board
- Northern Health & Social Care Trust
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
- Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
- Northern Ireland Fire Rescue Service
- Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency
- Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council
- Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Patient Client Council
- Public Health Agency
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
- South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Southern Health & Social Care Trust
- Western Health & Social Care Trust
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Access to information
How to request information from the Department of Health including Freedom of Information, information about yourself and the type of information we commit to publish on a regular basis. More...
Management and structure
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Contact us
Information Office
C5.20
Castle Buildings
Stormont
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3SQ
Telephone: 028 9052 0500
Email: webmaster@health-ni.gov.uk
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