Publications

Presents quarterly information collected from health and social care (HSC) trusts on the number of and the amount paid by direct payments, broken down by HSC trust and client group.

This information has been produced from the health survey Northern Ireland and issued 21/02/2019.

Research paper setting out the implications of an individual duty of candour being introduced for healthcare staff in the Health service in Northern Ireland.

A paper which identifies learning from the experience of implementing a duty of candour in England and Scotland in particular and looks at how compliance is monitored and regulated.

Discussion paper setting out some of the legal and human rights issues to be considered when exploring how to maximise disclosure and ensure openness and transparency around the implication of any investigation or judicial process.

Extensive Research paper on the guidance and resources in other jurisdictions that have been provided for health and social care staff and for service users, their families and carers, on how candour and openness are to be applied at an operational level in health and social c

Detailed research paper which looks at the introduction of a statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers in England. 

Detailed research paper which examines how duty of candour/ open disclosure requirements have been implemented in other jurisdictions (Excluding England)

Presentation on why trust is important, including the impact on relationships, stress, criticism and negativity. 

The Northern Ireland Single Assessment Tool (NISAT) is designed to capture information required for holistic, person-centred assessment of the older person.

It is comprised of the following component parts:

Letter from ACPO to HSC - preparations for exit from the EU - 11 Feb 19

The Department of Health, in conjunction with other HSC organisations, is engaged in extensive preparations for EU exit, developing contingency measures for different scenarios including a “no deal” exit from the EU.

This guidance provides clarification for commissioners and providers of supported accommodation for young adults on the maintenance of age ratios in supported accommodation projects.  

The following Interventional Procedures must not be used: 

Measuring the impact of workforce registration and professional standards
on the quality of social care services in Northern Ireland
 

The Department receives and answers an array of FOI requests each year. In this section you will find examples of the type of requests received and answers given for 2018.

Presents information on the number of medical abortions and terminations of pregnancies at health and social care (HSC) trusts in Northern Ireland during 2007/08 to 2016/17. It details information by HSC trust, country of residence and age band.

Strategy and reports relating to alcohol and drug misuse.

DoH Guidance on the Transfer of Patients Detained under Mental Health Legislation between Hospitals in Northern Ireland and Great Britain

This report outlines the current progress (June 2017 to June 2018) made under the current implementation of the ten year obesity prevention framework A Fitter Future for All 2012–2022.