Police kept a close eye as pro-choice activists delivered abortion pills to women in Northern Ireland using a drone. The stunt, described as an act of solidarity, aimed to highlight
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Michelle O’Neill today welcomed an extra £72million for health and social care services but said she remains focused on long-term reform. The Minister was speaking after
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have produced guidance materials for registrants and employers to introduce them to the new Fitness to Practise processes. The new Fitness to Practise
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To mark Delirium Awareness Week (14 to 21 June), the HSC Safety Forum, part of the Public Health Agency (PHA), and Dementia Together NI, with the support of James Nesbitt,
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In his first day in office, the new Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland has outlined his commitment to tackling financial abuse against older people. Eddie Lynch said: “I
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A former resident from Kincora Boys’ Home has described being stripped naked and sexually assaulted on his first day at the Belfast facility. The man, given the cipher HIA199/R3, broke
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More than two thirds (68%) of people with palliative care needs have said that ‘planning for the future’ is their biggest worry – in a survey of palliative care experiences
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Evelyn Hoy, Chief Executive of The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, has called on the Health Minister to take action and support the role played by older carers
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on people across Northern Ireland to quite literally take some simple steps to better health. With three out of five adults here overweight
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A controversial lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland is to be lifted. The decision by Stormont Health Minister Michelle O’Neill comes after a long campaign by
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