Letters and Urgent Communications 2012
- HSS(MD) 18/2012 21 May 2012 (PDF 278 KB)
Emergency Planning: Patient Group Directions for administration of medicines by authorised Healthcare Personnel to patients exposed to suspected Biological or Radiological Agents
- HSS(MD) 17/2012 15 May 2012 (PDF 174 KB)
Guiding Principles for the development of decontamination procedures for infant incubators and other specialist equipment for Neonatal Care
- HSS(MD) 16/2012 30 April 2012 (PDF 333 KB)
Water Sources and Potential Pseudomonas Aeruginosa contamination of taps and water systems - advice for Augmented Care Units (including neonatal units caring for babies at levels 1, 2 & 3)
- HSS(MD) 15/2012 6 April 2012 (PDF 194 KB)
Pseudomonas Update:
1. Interim Report on the Independent Review of Incidents of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in Neonatal Units in Northern Ireland and:
2. Water Sources and Potential Pseudomonas Aeruginosa contamination of taps and water systems - advice for Augmented Care Units
- HSS(MD) 14/2012 5 April 2012 (PDF 172 KB)
Guidance on Death, Stillbirth and Cremation Certification
- HSS(MD) 13/2012 4 April 2012 (PDF 170 KB)
Use of Imported Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) to treat those born on or after 1 January 1996 and adult patients with TTP
- HSS(MD) 12/2012 28 March 2012 (PDF 196 KB)
Best Practice on screening for MRSA colonisation
- HSS(MD) 11/2012 15 March 2012 (PDF 167 KB)
PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants Supplied Before 2001 - Updated Guidance
- HSS(MD) 10/2012 14 March 2012 (PDF 185 KB)
Metal on Metal Hip Replacements
- HSS(MD) 9/2012 7 March 2012 (PDF 278 KB)
Severe Reactions to potentially Illicit Diazepam
- HSS(MD) 8/2012 24 February 2012 (PDF 190 KB)
PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants - Updated Guidance
- HSS(MD) 7/2012 17 February 2012 (PDF 172 KB)
Suspension of Marketing Authorisation: Teva Levothyroxine 100 microgram tablets and Numark Levothyroxine 100 microgram tablets - Letter from Sir Gordon Duff, Chairman of the Commission of Human Medicines and advice from MHRA
- HSS(MD) 6/2012 9 February 2012 (PDF 251 KB)
Water sources and potential for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection from taps and water systems
- HSS(MD) 5/2012 2 February 2012 (PDF 240 KB)
Vitamin D - Advice on supplements for At Risk Groups
- HSS(MD) 4/2012 28 January 2012 (PDF 229 KB)
Interim Guidance on Pseudomonas and Neonatal Units
- HSS(MD) 3/2012 20 January 2012 (PDF 201 KB)
Legionnaire's Disease cluster associated with Costa Blanca, Spain
- HSS(MD) 2/2012 13 January 2012 (PDF 180 KB)
PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants
- HSS(MD) 1/2012 6 January 2012 (PDF 168 KB)
PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants
