“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 Service Specification
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”.
Campaign Resources
2025-2026 Campaigns
Campaign 1-Be cancer aware-to start 1st April 2025
- Be cancer aware campaign briefing
- A1 poster: Spotting cancer early could save your life
- A3 poster: Spotting cancer early could save your life
- A3 poster: Be cancer aware
- A5 leaflet: Be cancer aware
- Be cancer aware (link to BeCancer Aware | Be Cancer Aware)
- Information about cancer screening (link to Screening | Be Cancer Aware)
- Cancer Research UK-About Cancer (link to About Cancer | Cancer Research UK)
- Cancer awareness calendar (link to Cancer awareness calendar | Cancer Research UK)
- Care in the sun (link to Sun Protection)
- Choose to live better (link to Welcome to a better you | Choose to Live Better)
- Focus on alcohol leaflet (link to Focus on alcohol | HSC Public Health Agency)
- Stop smoking NI (link to Stop Smoking)
- Take the next step booklet (link to Take the next step | HSC Public Health Agency)
- NICPLD
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
2024-2025 Campaigns
Campaign 6-Look after your mental health-to start 1st February 2025
- Look after your mental health campaign briefing
- A3 poster: Apps can help with your mental health
- A3 poster: Looking after your mental health is important
- A1 poster: Looking after your mental health is important
- A5 leaflet: Look after your mental health
- Digital screen poster: Apps can help with your mental health
- Digital screen poster: Looking after your mental health is important
- Finding Help | Minding Your Head
- Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing – HSCNI Microsite
- Lifeline | Lifeline Helpline Telephone line is open 24/7 0808 808 8000
- How We Can Help – Pharmacy Forum NI
- Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen
- Youth Wellness Web – Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP)
- Consulting with people with mental health problems : CPPE
- Training | Minding Your Head
- Health and Social Care, Northern Ireland Home
- NICPLD
Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
Campaign 5 – Stay well this winter – to start 1st December 2024
- Stay well this winter campaign briefing
- A3 poster: You can help yourself stay well this winter
- A3 poster: Your pharmacist can help you stay well this winter
- A1 poster: Your pharmacist can help you stay well this winter
- A5 leaflet: Stay well this winter
- Digital screen poster: Your pharmacist can help you stay well this winter
- Flu vaccine | nidirect
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults | nidirect
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women | nidirect
- Pneumonia | nidirect
- Antibiotic resistance | nidirect
- Fact Sheets – Self Care Forum
- Hand hygiene information for patients and visitors – including accessible formats | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net)
- Publications | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net)
- Antibiotic Guardian – Pledge to be an Antibiotic Guardian
- Course: TARGET antibiotics toolkit hub | RCGP Learning
- NICPLD
Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
Campaign 4 – Sexual Health – to start 1st October 2024
- Looking after your sexual health campaign briefing
- A3 poster: Think you might be at risk of having an STI?
- A3 poster: Do you know your options when it comes to contraception?
- A1 poster: Do you know your options when it comes to contraception?
- A6 leaflet: Looking after your sexual health (attached)
- Sexual Health NI
- Living Well Sexual Health campaign key contacts – For Community Pharmacy Use Only
- Information on HPV vaccination up to 25 years of age
- Information on HPV vaccination and GBMSM
- HPV factsheet for professionals
- Leaflet: HPV vaccination for men
- A5 leaflet: HPV
- Information on cervical screening
- SH:24
- Booklet: Cervical screening: what you should know
- NICPLD
- Quiz – Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Quiz – Do you know your options when it comes to contraception
- Social prescribing contacts (please note updated last in Jan 2023)
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
Campaign 3 – Live longer and stronger – to start 1st August 2024
- Live longer and stronger campaign briefing
- Choose to Live Better getting active
- A3 poster: Live longer and stronger
- A3 poster: Live longer and stronger empty belly
- A1 poster: Live longer and stronger
- 1/3 A4 leaflet: Ageing well by being active
- Take the next step booklet
- Walking for health, physical activity and age friendly coordinators
- NHS Better Health
- Walk NI
- Education, training and resources from Sport England
- Free training course ‘Getting Active for Better Ageing’ from Institute of Public Health
- NICPLD
- PHA tip sheet
- CMO Physical Activity Guidelines
- Social prescribing contacts (please note updated last in Jan 2023)
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
Campaign 2 – MMR vaccination – to start 1st June 2024
- MMR vaccination campaign briefing
- nidirect MMR vaccine information
- nidirect childhood immunisation information
- Northern Ireland epidemiological measles information
- A1 poster: Get vaccinated with MMR
- A3 posters: Get vaccinated with MMR
- A3 poster: Immunisation protects
- A5 Leaflet: MMR
- Additional PHA Measles and MMR publications
- PHA vaccination publications
- Activity- Immunisation protects Wordsearch
- Activity –Immunisation protects colouring sheet
- PHA MMR vaccination video
- Parents vaccination webinar
- PNG for digital screen – A3: Get vaccinated with MMR
- PHA MMR presentation
- PHA general vaccination presentation
- Green book- immunisation against infectious disease
- NICPLD
- Social prescribing contacts (please note updated last in Jan 2023)
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
Campaign 1 – Cancer screening saves lives – to start 1st April 2024
- Be cancer aware
- Cancer screening information (for healthcare professionals)
- Nidirect Breast screening information
- Bowel Cancer UK
- Nidirect bowel screening
- Cancer Research UK
- Cervical screening information
- Transgender screening information
- PHA publications
- Action cancer
- GP registration
- A1 poster: Don’t ignore your invite. It could save your life
- A3 posters: Don’t ignore your invite. It could save your life
- A3 poster: Are you aged 25-64?
- A5 Leaflet: Don’t ignore your invite. It could save your life
- Cancer screening saves lives briefing
- Activity – breast cancer screening Wordsearch
- Activity – bowel cancer screening Quiz
- Tips to help you relax before your cervical screening appointment
- PNG for digital screen – A3 poster: Don’t ignore your invite. It could save your life
- PNG for digital screen – A3 poster: Are you aged 25-64?
- NICPLD
- Lets communicate cancer elfh
- Social prescribing contacts (please note updated last in Jan 2023)
- Social Media Schedule – click here for schedule and assets
