Northern Ireland Assembly health minister Edwin Poots has urged whistleblowers to come forward with information, following allegations of the abuse of adults with severe learning disabilities at a Derry care home.

THE Western Trust has appointed Kieran Downey as the new Executive Director of Social Work and Director of Women and Children’s Services.

A new board designed to better protect children in Northern Ireland comes into force on Tuesday.

Children with learning difficulties need much more support when leaving school, a report found

Expanding Northern Ireland nursing and domiciliary agency Lucas Love Healthcare are pursuing an ambitious recruitment initiative, hoping to fill 30 vacancies in 30 days over the month of September.

A residential home in Londonderry at the centre of abuse allegations was below minimum standard for staff training, according to an inspection last year.

Health Minister Edwin Poots has urged workers with any knowledge about alleged abuse of vulnerable adults at a Londonderry care home to come forward.

A care home in County Londonderry is to close with the loss of 41 jobs after its new owners decided the building does not meet required standards.

Health chiefs are to press ahead with a new ‘out of hours’ system for social workers — despite the objections of professionals.

A support service which works with 150 families across west Belfast has vowed to fight funding cuts which will see it close in October.