We must maximise the potential, participation and inclusion of people living with autism throughout their lives and at the same time provide support to their families. That was the message
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has ordered a review into the quality of care at Cherry Tree House nursing home in Carrick. In a statement, the Department indicated the minister had
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A Lurgan woman is the first in Northern Ireland to take up a new post to tackle alcohol misuse among pregnant women. Dr Esther Reid has been appointed as alcohol
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Health trust’s chief executive told inquiry into the deaths it sincerely regrets the pain and suffering experienced by the families A health trust has apologised to the families of five
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More support is needed for carers who look after people with serious mental illnesses in Northern Ireland. That is the message of a manifesto from the charity, Cause, that was
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Northern Ireland’s health service has spent more than £146m on legal costs and compensation over the last four financial years, it has been revealed. It was paid out by the
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has urged those in Health and Social Care (HSC) and independent healthcare sectors to be proactive and support co-workers who have families directly affected by Typhoon
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A woman allegedly molested in foster care has launched a High Court challenge to being excluded from a Stormont inquiry into historic abuse at children’s homes. Her lawyers argued that
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A charity has said that Northern Ireland’s adoption laws are 30 years out of date. More than 250 children in NI have been in care for more than 10 years.
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The chief executive of Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Board is to retire next year. John Compton, who has held the position since 2009, is expected to leave in
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