Banbridge groups meet on recent NI drug deaths
Approximately nine people a month are losing their lives due to drug-related incidents throughout Northern Ireland. That was the stark message given by Health Minister Edwin Poots as he met
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New awards for NI social work managers
The Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) in partnership with the Social Care Institute For Excellence (SCIE) is inviting applications for the inaugural IHM – Social Work Manager of the Year
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26% in Northern Ireland live with ‘multiple deprivation’
26% of adults in Northern Ireland live with ‘multiple deprivation’, (lacking three or more basic necessities), and this figure increases among those who experienced violent events during the ‘Troubles’, according
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NI Commissioner calls for elderly care services to be protected
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has called for health and social care services affecting older people to be protected and improved following threats to the
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Call for entries to Northern Ireland care awards
The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) in Northern Ireland are calling for entries for the Northern Ireland eHealth and Social Care Awards. The HSCB will present two awards:
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Northern Ireland child protection stats published
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has today published the ‘Children Order Child Protection and Referral Statistics for Northern Ireland’ report which show a slight increase of
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Care home regulation review begins in Northern Ireland
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Claire Keatinge, has announced that she will be making recommendations to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety about changes
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Over 12,000 using Northern Ireland social care apps
More than 12,000 individuals are making use of four free mobile apps launched by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) earlier this year. The free mobile apps were created
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Independent Living Fund consultation launched in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Edwin Poots, has called for the public to express their views on proposed arrangements for the future support of people who receive funding from the Independent
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Kincora boys home abuse probe ‘stopped by MI5’
A former Army Intelligence officer who worked in Northern Ireland during the 70s has told of how his investigation into allegations of abuse at the Kincora boys’ home was blocked
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