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  • Professional medical and environmental health advice

    Environmental health and climate change, health and social care research and development, professional good practice guidelines and HSC communications and letters from the CMO

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    Cannabis-based medicinal products

    Support and guidance for clinicians in Northern Ireland, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), on the prescribing of cannabis-based medicinal products

    Guidance surrounding Death

    Verification, Certification, Burial and Cremation, Stillbirth, Coroner and Bereavement

    HSC research and development (R&D)

    The current strategy for Health and Social Care Research and Development is aligned to five strategic priorities.

    Professional good practice guidelines

    • Social distancing guidance for blind and partially sighted people and guidance for wider public
    • Bereavement guidance after the experience of a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death
    • Postmortem examinations - consent forms and careplan

    Environmental health

    Health and wellbeing is influenced by the wider physical environment. By addressing the wider determinants of health, including food safety, housing standards, health and safety, air quality, noise and environment issues generally, environmental health makes a fundamental contribution to the maintenance and improvement of public health.

    Professional regulation and development

    • Appraisal for doctors and dentists (excluding GPs)
    • Revalidation

    Chief Medical Officer

    HSS(MD) Letters and urgent communications

    Advice from the Chief Medical Officer to HSC professionals.

    Related to Professional medical and environmental health advice

    Most recent publications

    • HSC consent for hospital postmortem examination regional policy

      Published 6 November 2023
    • Early Pregnancy Loss - Record of Burial or Cremation Arrangements

      Published 6 November 2023
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    Most recent news items

    • Calling all men - Beat the Stigma – Your mental health does matter!

      Published 18 November 2019
    • Chief Medical Officer announces further commitment to tackle obesity

      Published 14 November 2019
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    How to request information from the Department of Health including Freedom of Information, information about yourself and the type of information we commit to publish on a regular basis.

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