The death of a 56-year-old man at a nursing home in Randalstown last year is now being treated as murder, police have confirmed.

A NEW £5.36 million palliative care unit has been officially opened at Antrim Area Hospital by Health Minister Edwin Poots.

STAFF working with vulnerable adults in Londonderry need to know what abuse is and how to report it, according to the Western Trust’s Assistant Director of Adult Safeguarding.

A former pub and club bouncer who went on to become a social worker has been recognised with a prestigious lifetime achievement award for his work with disadvantaged people.

Securing post-qualifying qualifications can help make social workers more resistent to burnout, initial findings from research into building resilience amongst social workers in Northern Ireland has suggested.

A NEW unit providing the only specialist palliative care beds available within the NHS in Northern Ireland has opened at Antrim Area Hospital.

The University of Ulster has appointed Brian Taylor as Professor of Social Work within the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies.

Health Minister Edwin Poots has defended staff working in Northern Ireland’s nursing homes, saying the majority provide good quality care.

Residential homes across Northern Ireland are failing to meet some of the most basic standards of care for our elderly, a shocking new report has found.

The mother of one of five children whose deaths are the subject of a public inquiry broke down as details of her son’s final hours were discussed.