A public consultation on reshaping stroke services has been launched by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. The consultation includes plans to create specialised Hyperacute Stroke Units offering 24/7
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More than 160,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010/11 for reasons other than retirement, according to new figures. Data analysed by the Labour Party and verified by the House
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Some victims of the Northern Ireland conflict feel as though the Government is punishing them for surviving, a representative has claimed. Paul Gallagher (pictured) was left in a wheelchair 25
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The number of babies aged less than a year being taken into care has increased by more than a quarter in the last decade, new figures have revealed. In 2008,
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Violence against staff at care homes has become “normalised” and most incidents go unreported, a new study suggests. Physical assault, verbal abuse and sexual harassment are some of the risks
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Learning disability nurse numbers have fallen by 40% since the Government came to power, Labour has claimed. Shadow mental health minister Paula Sherriff said health charities had warned urgent action
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The mother of an eight-year-old boy who is missing after being abducted by his father 24 days ago has pleaded for him to be returned home. Karol Marmolejo last saw
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A former professional football coach used his reputation as a “kingmaker” to act with “near impunity” as he carried out a widespread campaign of sexual abuse against teenage players, a
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A former child migrant has told how he has not come to terms with being told he was an orphan for more than 40 years, only to find out his
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The number of people waiting six weeks or more to start their first treatment for drug or alcohol has risen by around five percent in a year, new figures show.
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