‘Transforming Your Care’ plan for Northern Ireland outlined
Health Minister Edwin Poots has laid out his vision for health and social care in Northern Ireland at a seminar in Belfast. The Minister said that from the beginning of
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Category: News Northern Ireland
New App for Northern Irish workers in childminding settings
A brand new app to support Northern Irish staff working in childminding settings has been launched. The app,’Health and Safety in the Childminding Setting’, has been developed in partnership with
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Ross Kemp launches NI trafficking charity
A new organisation, dedicated to the support of people whose lives have been impacted by human trafficking, has been officially launched by Extreme World host Ross Kemp. Kemp attended the
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New research finds direct link between troubles and suicide
The University of Ulster has said new research it has carried out indicates a direct link between suicidal behaviour in Northern Ireland having experienced the violence of the Troubles first
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Poots expands transport for sick children in NI
A new team has been set up to expand services to transport sick children in Northern Ireland. Health Minister Edwin Poots launched the expansion of the Northern Ireland Specialist Transport
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40 extra nurses being recruited at Royal Victoria in Belfast
Forty extra nursing posts are to be appointed following the review of staffing levels at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. The jobs will be distributed between the accident and
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Study finds one in ten Northern Irish teens self-harm
New research has found that one in ten adolescents in Northern Ireland self-harm and that past exposure to the Northern Ireland conflict and social media are new associated risk factors.
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BBC expose social housing fraud in Northern Ireland
Homeless families in Northern Ireland are unable to find a place to live as a result of benefit fraud, according to a new investigation by the BBC’s Spotlight programme. The
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University academic claims cancer care is ageist
Older people are being denied proper access to cancer care, an academic has claimed. A high proportion of older women with a certain form of breast cancer receive less chemotherapy
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Survey of palliative care in Northern Ireland is launched
A unique survey of patient and carer experiences of palliative care has been launched. The Let’s Talk About survey is being led by the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and
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