Publications

This leaflet outlines the vaccinations available to pregnant women in Northern Ireland; specifically, whooping cough (pertussis), flu, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) and COVID-19.

The Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is introducing quantitative faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) as the primary bowel cancer screening test in January 2021. Quantitative FIT is more sensitive than the existing test, simpler to carry out and requires only one sample rather than three. In other parts of the UK introducing FIT has resulted in an increase in screening uptake.

The PHA's annual reports on antimicrobial use and resistance in Northern Ireland. 

This leaflet provides information on pressure ulcers, how they develop and the steps patients and carers can take to prevent them.