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  • COVID-19 - Letters from Minister and Chief Professionals

    Ministerial Statements

    • DoH Ministerial announcements and statements 2022

    • DoH Ministerial announcements and statements 2021
    • DoH Ministerial announcements and statements 2020

    CMO letters

    • Letters and urgent communications 2024
    • Letters and urgent communications 2023
    • Letters and urgent communications 2022

    • Letters and urgent communications 2021
    • Letters and urgent communications 2020

    December 2021

    • NIMAR letter to HSC from the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer - 30 December 2021
    • Rapid Policy Statement - Interim Clinical Commissioning Policy: Neutralising monoclonal antibodies or antivirals for non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19 - Effective from 16 December 2021

    September 2021

    • Letter issued from Dr Lourda Geoghegan, Deputy Chief Medical Officer. HSC (SQSD) 19/21 - Infection Risk when using FFP3 Respirators with Valves or Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) during Surgical and Invasive Procedures. - 28 September 2021
    • Letter from Dr Lourda Geoghegan to Chief Executives - HSC (SQSD) 18/21 - Elimination of bottles of liquefied phenol 80% - 28 September 2021
    • Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Letter to Pharmacists re World Pharmacist Day - 25 September 2021

    August 2021

    • Letter from Dr Lourda Geoghegan - HSC (SQSD) 8/21 - Eliminating the risk of inadvertent connection to medical air via a flowmeter - 20 August 2021

    January 2021

    • Open letter to all Nursing and Midwifery Students in Northern Ireland
    • Joint letter supporting pharmacy professionals across the UK throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

    November 2020

    • Addressing Ambulance Handover Delays - 12 November 2020 - Letter from Richard Pengelly to Chief Executives, Medical Directors and Directors of Nursing

    July 2020

    • Update on Shielding Advice - Letter from CMO - 6 July Easements

    June 2020

    • Update on Shielding Advice - Letter from CMO - June 2020

    May 2020

    April 2020

    • Open letter from Chief Medical Officer - 16 April 2020
    • Health Minister's letter to HSC staff - 12 April
    • COVID-19 - Social Work Supervision Policy - Letter from Sean Holland to Executive Directors of Social Work - 10 April 2020
    • Open letter from Chief Allied Health Professions Officer - 9 April 2020
    • Open letter from Chief Nursing Officer - 9 April 2020
    • Chief Social Work Officer's letter to all Social Workers - 2 April 2020

    March 2020

    • Urgent advice for community pharmacies in response to Coronavirus regulations - 29 March 2020
    • COVID-19 Surge Plans - Letter from Permanent Secretary - 26 March 2020
    • Health Minister's Letter to the Childcare Sector - 20 March 2020
    • Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Letter to Pharmacists on COVID-19 (coronavirus) - 19 March 2020
    • Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Letter to Pharmacists on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020
    • Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's letter to Pharmacists on COVID-19 - 6 March 2020

    February 2020

    January 2020

    • Statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers - 30 January 2020

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