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Psychological Groups

The Division of Health Psychology - Northern Ireland (DHP-NI) is a regional grouping of members of the British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology. In addition to having close ties with the BPS Division of Health Psychology, our geographical location allows us to enjoy good working relationships with the Northern Ireland Branch of the BPS and the Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Health Psychology. Members of the DHP-NI are also active members of the European Health Psychology Society.

Northern Ireland Universities

Most of the members of the DHP-NI are employed by either Queen’s University Belfast or the University of Ulster.

Northern Ireland Government

The Northern Ireland Executive includes a number of devolved ministerial departments, one of which is the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)

Members of the DHP-NI regularly contribute to relevant consultations issued by the Department.

The Department organises the health and social care provision for people in Northern Ireland and oversees a number of regional organisations created for this purpose, including:

• The Health & Social Care Board, which is responsible for commissioning, resource management, performance management and improvement of health and social care services throughout Northern Ireland.
• The Public Health Agency, which is responsible for the health protection and health improvement services for people in Northern Ireland and for the Health and Social Care Research & Development Office.
• Health and social care services in Northern Ireland are provided by 5 Trusts: the Belfast HSC Trust, the Northern HSC Trust, the South Eastern HSC Trust, the Southern HSC Trust and the Western HSC Trust.