New Cystic Fibrosis service opens in Belfast
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Charitable Trust Funds have co-funded a new project to provide additional benefits advice to people with cystic fibrosis in
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New members for the NI Victims and Survivors Service Board
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter D Robinson, MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, MLA have announced the appointment of Mr Oliver Wilkinson (pictured) as Chairperson to the Board of
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Commissioner slams Belfast Trust on night tranfers of elderly
The Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland has criticised the late-night transfers of elderly patients saying it was an “indictment of the state of our health service”. Claire Keatinge
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Call for Northern Ireland to be better prepared for ageing
The Commissioner for Older People, Claire Keatinge, has hosted a seminar with a leading expert on ageing for politicians and policy makers on how Northern Ireland can be better prepared
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Free Sign Language classes for Northern Ireland’s parents
Northern Ireland Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced the start of free Sign Language classes for parents of deaf children. The classes, which will be held at Jordanstown School
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NI conference learns from substance misuse experiences
The Regional Service User Network (RSUN), with support from Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland (CHNI) and the Public Health Agency (PHA), hosted a conference last week to look at
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Conferencing showing postive outcomes for NI young offenders
The effectiveness of youth conferences as a way of dealing proportionately with children who break the law has been examined in a report published today by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern
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NISCC adopt new standards to support service users
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has signed up to a new set of Regional PPI (Personal and Public Involvement) Standards which will ensure they continue to fully involve
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NI justice report commends progress in delivering for victims
Commendable progress has been made by Northern Ireland’s criminal justice agencies in meeting needs of victims and witnesses, but there is no room for complacency. These were the headlines from
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NI charity launch mental health vehicle for rural communities
The Niamh Louise Foundation today held a pre-launch of their new service which is a vehicle especially deisgned to offer support to rural communities and those living in isolation. The
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