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Northern Ireland welfare row progress ‘encouraging’

By The Press Association19th March 2015News Northern Ireland

Encouraging progress has been made to resolve a Stormont crisis over the non-implementation of welfare reforms, Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said. But Ms Villiers (pictured) stressed that time

Belfast trauma charity recognised with UK-wide award

By The Press Association18th March 2015News Northern Ireland

A Belfast charity supporting people bereaved or injured by the violence in Northern Ireland has won £30,000 in a UK-wide competition recognising excellence in health and wellbeing. Over 15 years

Major incident declared over Northern Irish strike

By The Press Association13th March 2015News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has declared a major incident in response to the number of staff threatening to strike in the region today. Ambulance personnel are among tens of

Hundreds of workers join mass rally in Belfast

By The Press Association13th March 2015News Northern Ireland

Striking public sector workers cheered and chanted as the budget was branded the worst Northern Ireland had ever seen. Hundreds of people including bus drivers, nurses, teachers and fire fighters

Roundtable launches new report to improve NI wellbeing

By Iain MacDonald13th March 2015News Northern Ireland

The Carnegie Roundtable on Measuring Wellbeing in Northern Ireland has launched a set of ten recommendations to help improve wellbeing in Northern Ireland. The Roundtable was initiated and supported by

£5m dementia housing scheme officially opens in Belfast

By Iain MacDonald12th March 2015News Northern Ireland

A new supported housing scheme which aims to maintain the independence of people with dementia has been officially opened in Belfast. The £5M Hemsworth Court development, on the Shankill Road,

DHSSPS publish Northern Ireland inequalities report

By Iain MacDonald11th March 2015News Northern Ireland

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has published a new report on health inequalities within Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts and Local Government Districts (LGD).

Belfast protest at threat to health sector job losses

By Iain MacDonald9th March 2015News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) will be protesting outside the Health & Social Care Board and Public Health Agency in Belfast tomorrow to highlight the impact of the