The University of Ulster has launched a new initiative with Barnardo’s NI to help migrant and refugee children in Belfast to integrate into their new communities. Languages Made Fun is
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Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is planning to build a Dementia and Nursing Care Home in Millisle. BCM will submit a planning application in the next few weeks for the project
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A report has called on the executive to do more to protect children using the internet and social media. An estimated 80% of children go online every day, some for
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Mahon Hall Care Home in County Armagh has achieved silver standard PEARL accreditation as a specialist dementia care provider, after staff successfully completed a rigorous training programme culminating in an
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Rehabilitation services are urgently needed for people in Northern Ireland with the most severe forms of mental ill health, a report has said. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said there
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Legislation to enforce compulsory registration for the current phase of compulsory workforce registration is now in effect. Employers should be aware that under these Regulations, it is an offence for
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The RCN has welcomed a DHSSPS action plan on the future of learning disability nursing in Northern Ireland but has raised concerns about the decline in numbers and the ageing
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has told the Assembly the Executive is committed to supporting people with autism. The Minister was speaking as he launched the cross departmental Autism Strategy (2013
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The BBC is reporting that the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry could face a challenge from lawyers representing some of those accused of abuse. The public phase of the inquiry began
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The consultation for the Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy was jointly launched today by the Health and Justice Ministers. The Health Minster, Edwin Poots and Justice Minister David
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