The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has announced new dates for a series of workshops offering enhanced learning opportunities for front line care at home workers, their supervisors and
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The Government has published guidelines for medical professionals in Northern Ireland ahead of the looming decriminalisation of abortion. Legislation passed by Westminster MPs in the summer will see a change
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A former Four Seasons Health Care worker has been arrested over allegations of sexual abuse at two residential care homes in Belfast. Police say the man, aged 48, was arrested
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Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law breaches the UK’s human rights commitments, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Sarah Ewart (pictured), 29, hailed a “massive victory” following a six-year legal
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A former DUP mayor has quit the party after being charged with sexual offences involving a child. Thomas Hogg (pictured), 31, is set to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court later
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Patient numbers at a mental health hospital in Northern Ireland have “significantly reduced” following allegations of abuse, the Health Department said. Muckamore Abbey Hospital just outside Antrim town provides inpatient
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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has apologised to families over abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. Julian Smith met with the father of a patient on Tuesday, who is
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Concerns a notorious paedophile priest was a police informer must be examined by a public inquiry, a lawyer for victims has said. KRW Law is making a formal submission to
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The advocate for victims of historical abuse in Northern Ireland has pressed Julian Smith for an urgent meeting. The Northern Ireland Secretary met victims in August and promised to make
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A father of three was arrested and deported from Dublin Airport while attempting to visit his children in the UK. Ryan Volrath, an American citizen who currently lives in Wisconsin,
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