Publications

Published reports relating to the Bamford review of mental health and learning disability.

Letters and advice on the regulation of medicines issued 2007

The consultation document An Oral Health Strategy for Northern Ireland was launched in September 2004 with the consultation concluding in December 2004.

Management Statement between DoH and RQIA 2006

Many people need transport to enable them to access the health and social care services they need.  Health and Social Care Trusts (Trusts) need to ensure that transport is provided to those who are entitled to access it.  

Health and social care research and development strategy for Northern Ireland

This bulletin and tables present quality and outcomes framework (QOF) exception reporting data.

The document looks at how best we can invest in a range of preventative services designed to help children and their families stay together. For those who need to come into care, we want to strengthen kinship care and more flexible forms of foster care.

Intermediate care is a range of integrated services to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, promote faster recovery from illness, support timely discharge and maximise independent living.

The aim of this strategy is to ensure that by 2016 all our children and young people are fulfilling their potential. We want those who are doing well to continue to do well.

The consultant contract is designed to provide a much more effective system of planning and timetabling consultants’ duties and activities for the NHS.

Advice from the Chief Medical Officer to health professionals

Workforce policy directorate guidance documents for 2006.

The purpose of this policy is to introduce a transparent approach to making best use of resources in plastic surgery and related specialties.

Documents relating to the Primary Dental Care Strategy (2006).

Pathology services represent a fundamentally important aspect of clinical work within the health services. About three quarters of all diagnoses made in hospital depend on the availability of pathology tests.

A response by DoH to the recommendations contained in Shipman inquiry reports 3, 4 and 5.

These guidelines have been published by the Clinical Resource
Efficiency Support Team (CREST), which is a small team of health care
professionals established under the auspices of the Central Medical

Letters and advice on the regulation of medicines issued 2006

This Code of Practice sets out guidance on the confidentiality of information held by General Practitioner contractors who provide General Medical Services (GMS) and Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS).