Publications

In fulfilling its obligations under The Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 the Department is required to have due regard to rural needs when developing, adopting, implementing or revising a policy, strategy or plan or when designing or delivering a public service.

Partnership Agreement

Partnership Agreement

Mental Health Strategy

Policy

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requires
public authorities, in carrying out their functions relating to
Northern Ireland, to have due regard to the need to promote
equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting

In 2019, the Department of Health set up a Project Group consisting of professional representatives from health, education, justice and the voluntary sectors, staff side representatives and other key stakeholders to complete a strategic workforce review of the social work work

In fulfilling its obligations under The Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 the Department is required to have due regard to rural needs when developing, adopting, implementing or revising a policy, strategy or plan or when designing or delivering a public service.

Updated TOR

Changes to the HSC Pension Scheme mean that the normal retirement age (NRA) in the 2015 section of the Scheme is now equal to the state pension.

Social Work and Social Wellbeing

The Purpose of Social Work - Improving and Safeguarding Social Wellbeing

In the Minister of Health’s document ‘Health & Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together’, published in October 2016, the Department of Health (DOH) undertook that by January 2017 it would: “Develop a comprehensive approach for addressing waiting lists wh

In fulfilling its commitments within its Equality Scheme the Department equality screens policies to assess the impact and determine if a full Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) is required

Data and Information stored within the many Health and Social Care (HSC) information systems represents HSC’s most valuable asset so there is a need to develop an environment within which information systems and networks can be secure.

The Code of Practice for Data Matching applies to data matching carried out by the Department and its executive agencies. It explains why we use data matching, processes involved and the safeguards in place to ensure our data matching conforms to law.

The Code of Practice for Obtaining Information provides guidance to staff authorised under law to obtain information from certain listed organisations on behalf of the Department in connection with benefit offences.

This Code of practice details the use of powers to obtain information.

The vision of the ‘Maximising Incomes & Outcomes’ plan is that every individual and household across Northern Ireland will be in receipt of all the social security benefits to which they and their families are entitled.

This manual offers guidance on the administration of local housing allowance in Housing Benefit. It provides information and guidance about all aspects of the local housing allowance scheme and the legal requirements that the Executive must adhere to.
 

This document sets out the strategic direction for eyecare services in Northern Ireland for the next five years.