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- DoH Ministerial announcements and statements
- HSC NI Online
- Fact file – consultation on a Public Health Bill
- Digital Strategy - HSC Northern Ireland 2022 - 2030
- DoH statistics and research
- DoH Statistics Calendar
- Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland
- Bengoa Conference: Accelerating Change - Oct 2024 - Conference highlights
- Access to information DoH
Our responsibilities
Dentistry Advice on dental services and oral health for all dental practitioners and dental care professionals and guidance on workforce planning and contractual arrangements Finance, Procurement and Support Services Guidance to ALBs on accountability, financial management, procurement and other financial matters. Information about planned and ongoing procurements Good management, good records Advice and guidance on records management including a retention and disposal schedule covering all records created by the department and HSC organisations, as well as those working under contract to HSC Health workforce policy and management Medical employment terms and conditions (except GPs), workforce development including education, careers and skills, policy reports and guidance Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and guidance and professional guidance for allied health professions Governance in health and social care Guidance on how organisations should manage their businesses, determine strategy and achieve objectives Mental health and learning disabilities An overview of the Autism strategy and action plan; Bamford review of mental health and learning disability and mental health and learning disability statistics Safety and quality Policy and Guidance for Improving the Safety and Quality of Health and Social Care Services including best practice guidance, service frameworks, regulation and Q2020 Public health policy and advice The Strategic Framework for Public Health, health promotion, health protection and emergency preparedness, highlighting obesity prevention, sexual health, skin cancer prevention, suicide prevention and tobacco control 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 Pharmacy The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Cathy Harrison and her team are responsible for providing specialist advice on medicines and pharmaceutical issues, for the development of policy relating to medicines Social Care Policy All professional aspects on how social care is delivered in Northern Ireland including social work strategy, child protection, NSMC, early authoritative interventions Health policy Making Life Better, Donaldson report DoH Statistics and Research Information & analysis directorate (IAD) provides statistical information relating to many aspects of health and social care services in Northern Ireland. Implementation Programme for the Recommendations from the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia Related Deaths (IHRD) Information on the Departments Implementation Programme for the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia Related Deaths (IHRD) Transformation Programme In October 2016, a 10 year approach to transforming health and social care was launched, “Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together”. NMC Future Nurse education standards Chief Nursing Officer Professor Charlotte McArdle launches the implementation of the 2018 NMC Future Nurse education standards here in Northern Ireland. Digital Neurology Recall Overview and guidance for Neurology Recall patients seeking compensation Celebrating 75 years of the Health Service This year is the 75th anniversary of the NHS Independent Neurology Inquiry (INI) This page contains information on the INI Implementation Programme
We work with these bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Business Services Organisation
- Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland
- Northern Health & Social Care Trust
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
- Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
- Northern Ireland Fire Rescue Service
- Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
- Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Patient Client Council
- Public Health Agency
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
- South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Southern Health & Social Care Trust
- Western Health & Social Care Trust
Our documents
Access to information
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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The Minister
About us
The Department of Health (DoH) is responsible for:
- Health and Social Care (HSC), which includes policy and legislation for hospitals, family practitioner services and community health and personal social services
- Public Health, which covers policy, legislation and administrative action to promote and protect the health and well-being of the population
- Public Safety, which covers policy and legislation for fire and rescue services
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Corporate information
- Privacy Notice - DoH
- DoH Business Areas - Privacy Notices
- Public Task Statement
- Public Safety
- DoH equality policy information
- Social Media Policy
Contact us
Department of Health
Castle Buildings
Stormont
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3SQ
Telephone: 028 9052 0500
Email: webmaster@health-ni.gov.uk
Alternatively contact us using our feedback form.
Please Note: This email address is for non-emergency queries only relating to the work of the Department of Health NI.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL 999.
Correspondence received by the Department is not acknowledged: however, every effort is made to ensure a prompt response.