Publications

Letter from the Health Minister to HSC staff ahead of expected COVID-19 surge in Northern Ireland.

This information provides advice and support for informal carers, young carers and family members.  It pulls together already existing sources of information into one place and signposts carers to others who may be able to help.

Open letter from Charlotte McArdle to nurses and midwives

Guidance literature

Direct Payments - The User Guide

This announcement sets out the arrangements that we have put in place to provide childcare for vulnerable children and the children of key workers across Northern Ireland.

Open letter from Jenny Keane to all allied health professionals

Guidance for domiciliary care providers in Northern Ireland

Memorandum of Understanding - Covid-19 Response – Public Health Cooperation on an All-Ireland Basis between the Department of Health, Ireland (and its Agencies) and the Department of Health, Northern Ireland (and its Agencies).

Privacy Notice - Covid-19 app

This guidance sets out key messages to support planning and preparation for widespread transmission of COVID-19.

Letter from Sean Holland to all Social Workers in Northern Ireland

Guidance for Health Care Workers with Underlying Health Conditions

‘The Coronavirus Act 2020 makes temporary amendments to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.

The Coronavirus Act 2020 makes amendments to the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Privacy notice – Returning Medical Professionals Survey

HSC (SQSD) (NICE Covid-19 Procedures) 12/20 

COVID-19 - Guidance surrounding death

The purpose of this circular is to make you aware of amendments to mental health and mental capacity legislation to relax safeguards during Coronavirus pressures.
 

The Department of Health([1]), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25C(1), (3)(c), (4)(d) and 25F(2) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(