COVID-19 - Letters from Minister and Chief Professionals

Ministerial Statements

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

CMO letters

• 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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