Letters and urgent communications 2011 | Department of Health

Advice from the Chief Medical Officer to HSC professionals for 2011.

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HSS(MD) 32/2011 29 December 2011 - PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants
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HSS(MD) 31/2011 22 December 2011 - Water sources and potential infection risk to patients - contains appendices
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HSS(MD) 30/2011 22 December 2011 - Age Extension of Bowel Screening Programme in Northern Ireland
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HSS(MD) 29/2011 19 December 2011 - (A) Confirmed Influenza isolates in NI - NICE guidance on use of Antivirals now applies (B) Changes to Schedule 2 of the HPSS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of drugs etc) Regulations (NI) 2004
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HSS(MD) 28/2011 9 December 2011 - Verocytoxin-producing Escherichia Coli (O157): Prevention and clinical guidance
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HSS(MD) 27/2011 29 November 2011 - Pre-School Booster and 2nd MMR Vaccine: reducing the age of vaccination from 4 years to 3 years and 4 months
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HSS(MD) 26/2011 25 November 2011 - HPV Immunisation Programme: change of supply of HPV Vaccine to Gardasil from September 2012
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HSS(MD) 25/2011 18 November 2011 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: ongoing vigilance to ensure recognition and prevention
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HSS(MD) 24a/2011 16 November 2011 - Update: Foodborne Botulism linked to sauce product
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HSS(MD) 24/2011 11 November 2011 - Suspected Botulism case in Scotland
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HSS(MD) 23a/2011 24 October 2011 - Voluntary recall of Baxter Preflucel Vaccine - Batch VNV5L010C and VNV5L010A
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HSS(MD) 23/2011 21 October 2011 - Voluntary recall of Baxter Preflucel Vaccine - Batch VNV5L010C
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HSS(MD) 22/2011 13 October 2011 - Transfer of seriously ill patients from home to hospital - contains appendices
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HSS(MD) 21/2011 13 October 2011 - Legionnaires Disease
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HSS(MD) 20/2011 28 September 2011 - Viroflu Vaccine and risk of fever in children under 5 years
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HSS(MD) 19/2011 19 September 2011 - Management of Seasonal Flu 2011/12 - contains appendices
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HSS(MD) 18/2011 13 September 2011 - Guidance on Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy
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HSS(MD) 17/2011 24 August 2011 - Better Blood Transfusion 3 Northern Ireland (BBT3 NI)
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HSS(MD) 16/2011 5 August 2011 - Updated guidance from the ACDP TSE Risk Mangement Subgroup (formerly the TSE Working Group)
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HSS(MD) 15/2011 29 July 2011 - Further JCVI advice on the Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme for people aged 65 or older
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HSS(MD) 13/2011 22 July 2011 - Development of a Regional VTE Risk Assessment Tool
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HSS(MD) 12/2011 6 July 2011 - Current potential for Heroin overdose
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HSS(MD) 11/2011 4 July 2011 - Public inquiry into the outbreak of Clostridium Difficile in Northern Trust hospitals
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HSS(MD) 10/2011 30 June 2011 - Update on E. Coli outbreaks and reporting of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Acute Infectious Bloody Diarrhoea
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HSS(MD) 9/2011 30 June 2011 - Hepatitis C infected healthcare workers: guidance on the prevention of healthcare related Hepatitis C and workplace management of Hepatitis C infected clinical healthcare workers
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HSS(MD) 8/2011 26 May 2011 - Outbreak of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome in Germany
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HSS(MD) 7/2011 6 April 2011 - JCVI advice on the Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme for people aged 65 years and older
PDF (360 KB)

HSS(MD) 6/2011 6 April 2011 - End of 2010/11 Flu season and related issues
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HSS(MD) 5/2011 28 February 2011 - TSE: Department of Health guidance: notice of updates Annex H: after death
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HSS(MD) 4/2011 27 January 2011 - Change to the childhood immunisation schedule - vaccinations at 12 and 13 months of age - (MMR, PCV 13 and HIB/MEN C)
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HSS(MD) 3/2011 12 January 2011 - Influenza, Menningococcal infection and other bacterial co-infection including Pneumococcal and invasive group A Streptococcal infection (iGAS)
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HSS(MD) 2/2011 11 January 2011 - Seasonal Flu Vaccine Supply
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HSS(MD) 1/2011 4 January 2011 - Updated JCVI advice on seasonal flu vaccination of pregnant women
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