Living Well
“Living Well” provides key public health messages and advice through community pharmacies that are contracted to provide the service. Through the Living Well service, pharmacies can help address risk factors which contribute significantly to the overall prevalence of disease in Northern Ireland. A campaign schedule has been developed that is aligned with public health priorities. Community pharmacists and pharmacy staff will display and provide information as well as give advice on targeted campaign topics to patients presenting prescriptions and to general pharmacy visitors.
Service Documentation
Living Well Campaign Schedule 2021-2022
Living Well Service Specification
Living Well Campaign Schedule 2019-2020
If you have queries in relation to resource packs and delivery, please contact reception.pha@hscni.net Please ensure your email subject heading is titled “LIVING WELL PHARMACY CAMPAIGN”.
Correspondence (please click here)
Campaign Resources
2023-2024 campaigns
Campaign 2 – Care in the sun
- Care in the sun webpage
- Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy and Action Plan
- Northern Ireland Cancer Registry – skin cancer
- Care in the sun campaign briefing
- A1 poster: Care in the sun
- A3 poster: Care in the sun
- A3 poster: Be UV Aware
- A4 leaflet: Skin cancer: what you need to know
- Cancer Focus NI Bright Idea Leaflet
- Be UV Aware Colouring sheet
- Care in the Sun Word Search
- PNG for digital screen: A1 poster – care in the sun
- PNG for digital screen: A3 poster – care in the sun (attached)
- PNG for digital screen: A3 poster – Be UV Aware (attached)
- Sunlight exposure NICE guidance 34
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- Social prescribing contacts
- Vitamin D
- NICPLD
- Be UV Aware – Cancer Focus NI course
- Action Cancer – Skin Cancer Detection Service Leaflet
Campaign 1 – Look after your eyes
- NIDirect eye care webpage
- NIDirect eye health webpage
- Look after your eyes campaign briefing
- A5 booklet – Look after your eyes
- A5 booklet large print accessible word version
- A1 poster – Look after your eyes
- A3 Poster – Look after your eyes
- A3 poster – How do your eyes shape up?
- Blank local Optometrist list template
- Wordsearch
- Colouring page
- Quiz
- PNG for digital screen – A1 poster – look after your eyes
- PNG for digital screen – A3 poster – look after your eyes
- PNG for digital screen – A3 poster – How do your eyes shape up
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- RNIB leaflet – What to know too shy to ask
- Social prescribing contact details
- Care in the sun
- Stop Smoking
- Choose to live better
- Additional campaign activities
- RNIB
- Macular Society Support groups
- RNIB need to talk course
- Amsler chart - If pharmacy staff are aware of a patient who is at risk of, or has recently been diagnosed with, agerelated macular degeneration (AMD), advise the patient they can use an Amsler chart at home to monitor signs of distorted vision.
- NICPLD e-learning: ears, eyes and oral health
- E-learning for healthcare
- RNIB training
2022-2023 Campaigns
Campaign 6 – Live longer and stronger, ageing well
- Choose to live better webpage
- Frailty network
- Walk NI
- Live longer and stronger ageing well campaign briefing
- A4 leaflet – Ageing well by being active every day
- A1 poster – Live longer and stronger with physical activity
- A3 Poster – Live longer and stronger with physical activity
- A3 poster – What will your step count be today?
- Blank activity poster - detailed
- Blank activity poster
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- Take the next step booklet
- Chief Medical Officer Physical Activity guidelines
- Physical Activity programmes
- Nutrition programmes
- Council webpage – leisure or physical activity initiatives/projects
- Social prescribing contact details
- Frailty - elearning for healthcare
- IPH Getting Active for Better Ageing
- NICPLD recorded webinar – Falls prevention
- A3 Poster – PNG format - Live longer and stronger with physical activity
- A3 poster – PNG format - What will your step count be today?
Campaign 5 – Home accident Prevention
- Home accident prevention
- Home accident prevention campaign briefing
- A5 leaflet - Home safety
- A1 poster - Home accidents are preventable
- A3 Poster - Home accidents are preventable
- A3 poster - Most common causes of home accidents for children under five
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- ROSPA home safety advice
- ROPSA how to keep children safe
- ROSPA falls prevention in later life
- CAPT safety advice
- CAPT children's activity sheets and other resources
- Council home safety checks
- NIFRS Home fire safety checks
- HSE carbon monoxide information
- ROSPA fall fighter training
- ROSPA home training safety courses
- British Red Cross First Aid course
- St John Ambulance First Aid course
Campaign 4 - Protect yourself this winter
- Winter vaccines webpage
- ‘Protect yourself this winter’ campaign briefing
- A5 6-page booklet - Protect yourself this winter
- A1/ A3 poster - Winter viruses spread more easily
- A3 Poster - Protect yourself this winter
- Eligibility table – black and white version
- Eligibility table – colour
- NICPLD training
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- COVID-19 vaccine toolkit
Campaign 3 - Spot Cancer Early
- Spot Cancer Early webpage
- Spot cancer early Briefing document
- A1 Poster- Talk to your GP, not yourself (male)
- A3 Poster- Talk to your GP, not yourself (male)
- A3 Poster- Talk to your GP, not yourself (female)
- Booklet – Be cancer aware
- NICPLD training
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- Alcohol Units guide
- Physical activity and nutrition programmes
Campaign 2 - Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Webpage
- Breastfeeding Briefing document
- A1 Poster- Health benefits of breastfeeding
- A3 Poster- Health benefits of breastfeeding
- A3 Poster- More mothers are choosing to breastfeed
- A5 Leaflet – Breastfeeding mothers need support
- Breastfeeding Welcome Here Scheme
- NICPLD training - ** please note the e-learning module must be read in conjunction with the updates provided here
- Off to a good start booklet
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- Video
- NI Breastfeeding Strategy
- Specialist Pharmacy Service – Breastfeeding and medication
- Poster – COVID-19 vaccine: pregnant or breastfeeding?
- Factsheet – Pregnant? Have your COVID-19 vaccinations
- Leaflet – What dads should know about breastfeeding
- Leaflet – A grandparents guide to supporting breastfeeding
Campaign 1 – Know Check Ask
- Know Check Ask webpage
- Know Check Ask Briefing document
- A1/A3 Poster - Know Check Ask
- Leaflet – Know Check Ask – My Medicines List
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
- Sticker image
- Counter mat image
- Colouring page
- Animation
- Training slides for Pharmacy team
- DoH 5 year plan for transforming medicines safety
- WHO Medication Without Harm
- Top tips for pharmacy to support people with sight loss in managing their medicines
