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The first Regional Quality Awards, established to recognise the outstanding achievement of staff working to improve quality or safety in health and social care, have been announced by the PHA’s HSC...

The theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November is ‘Healthy Living and Diabetes’, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone across Northern Ireland to be aware of how type...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding all those ‘at risk’ to get the flu vaccine as the overall uptake for the vaccination is lower than at the same time last year.

So far this year there has...

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Northern Ireland, with around 900 new cases diagnosed each year, but it is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer...

The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and Public Health Agency (PHA) Annual Quality Report 2014/2015 is being published today to mark World Quality Day. Annual Quality Reports are a recommendation...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is working with the organisers of this year’s Outburst Queer Arts Festival to promote important information about protecting and promoting sexual health. 

The ninth...

A handy new shower card which shows women what signs to look out for when it comes to spotting possible breast cancer has been launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and breast cancer charity...

Sunbeds are a popular way to top up a fading summer tan or to get one in time for the Christmas party season, but with evidence of health risks associated with sunbed use, the Public Health Agency...

It’s National Stress Awareness Day today so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging employers and employees to take practical steps to deal with stress in work life.The theme of this year’s...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding women who are 28 weeks pregnant or more to get the whooping cough vaccine as it can protect your newborn baby in their first weeks of life against whooping...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to take simple steps to reduce their chances of having a stroke, ahead of World Stroke Day on 29 October.

A stroke can strike at any time, and everyone...

It’s time to take the scare out of palliative care – that’s the message this week as a Northern Ireland wide public information campaign gets underway.

Palliative Care Week is highlighting that a...