Health Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed a £52million funding allocation for his Department in the October Monitoring Round. This allocation includes £38million capital funding that will allow a number of

Two health trusts have apologised for the deaths of three children as part of a public inquiry into alleged medical failures. The revelations came from the hyponatraemia inquiry in Banbridge

University of Ulster academics are to play a key role in a UK-wide ESRC research initiative that could lead to better understanding of the social, environmental and health issues affecting

Making a difference to the lives of all in our society and especially to those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged remains a firm priority for me. The Appleby Trust was

The great-nephew of a 93-year-old man who had almost £111,000 stolen by his carer has urged people to ask themselves if it could happen to their elderly relatives. Stephen Mullen

A Northern Trust Social Worker who works in Ballycastle has won an award at the Northern Ireland Regional Social Work Awards 2013. Louise Pettigrew won the Newly Qualified Social Worker

An investigation into the sexual exploitation of 22 vulnerable young people in Northern Ireland is just the “tip of the iceberg”, according to the children’s charity, Barnardo’s. It began after

A trade union has it out after it was revealed the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust spent over £3m on travel and accommodation for its patients. The trust, one

A recruitment company for the care services is creating 100 new jobs as it marks its fifth birthday. Peninsula Care Services, which is based in Newtownards, has just opened its