Letters and urgent communications 2010
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Advice from the Chief Medical Officer to HSC professionals for 2010
Documents
- HSS(MD) 45/2010 21 December 2010 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: ongoing vigilance to ensure recognition and prevention
- HSS(MD) 44/2010 16 December 2010 - Management of patients presenting with severe or complicated flu or flu-like illness during the 2010/11 season
- HSS(MD) 43/2010 3 December 2010 - Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme: standards and handbook for laboratories
- HSS(MD) 42/2010 24 November 2010 - Confirmed influenza isolates in NI - use of antivirals
- HSS(MD) 41/2010 28 October 2010 - Management of patients presenting with flu or flu-like illness during the 2010/11 flu season
- HSS(MD) 40/2010 20 October 2010 - Change of age for giving 1st MMR vaccine and Pneumococcal Booster vaccine from 15 months to 13 months
- HSS(MD) 39/2010 19 October 2010 - Genital tract sepsis in pregnant and post natal women
- HSS(MD) 38/2010 12 October 2010 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis - recommendations for the use of the passive immunisation, Synagis
- HSS(MD) 37/2010 24 September 2010 - Rosiglitazone (Avandia, Avandamet): withdrawal from clinical use
- HSS(MD) 36/2010 24 September 2010 - Monitoring the safety of Influenza vaccines in children - contains appendices
- HSS(MD) 35/2010 14 September 2010 - Clinical practice guidance for the assessment of young women aged 20-24 with abnormal vaginal bleeding
- HSS(MD) 34/2010 15 September 2010 - Water sources and potential cross infection risks from taps and basins - interim advice
- HSS(MD) 33/2010 23 August 2010 - Point of care total prostrate specific Antigen tests
- HSS(MD) 32/2010 16 August 2010 - Severe reactions to Ivory Wave legal high
- HSS(MD) 31/2010 30 July 2010 - The seasonal Influenza vaccination programme 2010/11
- HSS(MD) 30/2010 28 July 2010 - Rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk
- HSS(MD) 29/2010 27 July 2010 - Guidance on the termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland
- HSS(MD) 28/2010 27 July 2010 - Cervical screening programme - changes to the age to commence screening and screening interval
- HSS(MD) 27/2010 20 July 2010 - The 2009 Influenza Pandemic
- HSS(MD) 26/2010 15 July 2010 - Serious incident occurred in England in Down's Syndrome screening programme
- HSS(MD) 25/2010 15 July 2010 - Introduction of UK-WHO growth charts
- HSS(MD) 24/2010 2 July 2010 - Polio outbreak in Tajikistan - advice for travellers and clinicians
- HSS(MD) 23/2010 25 June 2010 - Updated guidance on HIV - Management of HIV infection and post exposure prophylaxis including sexual exposure
- HSS(MD) 22/2010 18 June 2010 - Regional guidelines for the off-licence use of Recombinant Factor VIIa (Novoseven) in acquired Coagulopathy - contains appendices
- HSS(MD) 21/2010 18 June 2010 - Introduction of Revalidation in Northern Ireland
- HSS(MD) 20/2010 14 June 2010 - Updated guidance from the ACDP TSE working group: annex A1 and part 4
- HSS(MD) 19/2010 28 May 2010 - Update of the Northern Ireland reviewed child health promotion programme: 'Healthy Child, Healthy Future' a framework for the universal child health promotion programme in Northern Ireland - contains appendices
- HSS(MD) 18/2010 7 May 2010 - Hazardous area response teams (HART)
- HSS(MD) 17/2010 12 April 2010 - Physiological early warning systems (PEWS)
- HSS(MD) 16/2010 12 April 2010 - Arrangements for prescribing and monitoring of red list specialist medicines
- HSS(MD) 15/2010 1 April 2010 - Mephedrone update
- HSS(MD) 14/2010 30 March 2010 - Antiviral policy and antiviral distribution from 1 April 2010
- HSS(MD) 12/2010 24 March 2010 - Management of obesity in pregnancy
- HSS(MD) 11/2010 22 March 2010 - The infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme in Northern Ireland 2004-2008 - contains appendices
- HSS(MD) 10/2010 23 February 2010 - Introduction of Prevenar 13 into the childhood immunisation programme
- HSS(MD) 9/2010 23 February 2010 - Update on the Swine Influenza (H1N1) vaccination programme
- HSS(MD) 8/2010 23 February 2010 - Problem with postal delivery of yellow cards to the MHRA
- HSS(MD) 7/2010 9 February 2010 - Guidance on the termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland - Note: interim guidance withdrawn as detailed in HSS(MD) 27/2010
- HSS(MD) 6/2010 5 February 2010 - Confirmed case of Anthrax infection in an injecting drug user in England
- HSS(MD) 5/2010 29 January 2010 - Changing the culture 2010: strategic regional action plan for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections in Northern Ireland
- HSS(MD) 4/2010 22 January 2010 - Sibutramine: suspension of marketing authorisation as risks outweigh benefits
- HSS(MD) 3/2010 22 January 2010 - Changes to the childhood Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine
- HSS(MD) 2/2010 14 January 2010 - Mercury exposure from skin lightening creams
- HSS(MD) 1/2010 8 January 2010 - Rise in cases of Anthrax infections in Heroin injecting drug users