Health workers in Britain “don’t bother” to understand Irish patients, who suffer higher levels of long-term illness, death rates from terminal diseases and mental ill-health, the Irish Parliament has heard.
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Mr Conor McCafferty has been appointed to the position of Chair of the Suicide Strategy Implementation Body for a term of three years. Speaking about the appointment, Health Minister Jim
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) are updating the methods they use to advise registrants when their annual registration fees are due and when to renew their NISCC registration.
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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has today published the ‘Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2013/14’ statistical bulletin. This bulletin details statistical information relating
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A total of 90 social work teams and individuals from across Northern Ireland have been nominated for the 2015 Social Work Awards. Judging is now complete and the winners
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The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) new mental health campaign is urging people who are feeling low to talk to someone they trust. Almost one in five people in Northern Ireland
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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) have released a number of statistical publications to update the health and social care sector on the latest available data.
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Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister has ruled out any cross-border inquiry into IRA sex abuse allegations until other ongoing investigations are completed. David Ford confirmed discussions on a potential all-Ireland probe
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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published its ‘Health Survey Northern Ireland: First Results 2013/14’ report. The Health Survey Northern Ireland is conducted annually and covers
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells has announced the findings of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), led by Kathleen Marshall. In an Oral Statement to the Assembly,
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