The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have published details of a number of information sessions for workers to hear about the options available within Professional in Practice (PiP). At
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Simon Hamilton has said momentum must be maintained to tackle the serious harm caused by alcohol and drug misuse. The Minister was speaking as he published
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Northern Ireland’s First Minister has indicated progress has been made in talks to resolve a row over welfare reform that had put the future of the powersharing administration at stake.
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The Human Rights Commission has called on the UK Government to take immediate action to stop paramilitary assaults on children in Northern Ireland. Twelve youngsters were shot between 2009 and
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Jeremy Corbyn has said the British Government needs to fund Northern Ireland’s welfare system properly and warned of increased poverty because of Tory plans. The devolved powersharing administration in Belfast
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Northern Ireland’s Commissioner for Older People will be completing her term of office at the beginning of November. Claire Keatinge was appointed as Northern Ireland’s first ever Commissioner for Older
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A revolutionary new smartphone app, developed by scientists at Ulster University in collaboration with Utah State University in the US, could hold the key to preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s
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Northern Ireland Junior Ministers Michelle McIveen and Jennifer McCann have launched a consultation on the Executive’s draft Childcare Strategy. The ten year strategy aims to develop and deliver affordable, high
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The NI Association of Social Workers (NIASW) have announced details of a series of Practice Development Days on a number of topics between September and December 2015. The first event
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A young woman and her mother have vowed to continue their legal fight for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England. Their lawyer announced
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