A £3m investment has been announced to facilitate the launch of 20 new ‘nurture units’ for schools in Northern Ireland. Nurture units are small groups of children staffed by supportive
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An academic from Queen’s University Belfast has called for a more rigorous evaluation of how money is spent on improving children’s lives. Dr Liam O’Hare said that despite Northern Ireland’s
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A report on how ‘separated children’ must be protected when they arrive in Northern Ireland has been launched by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. Patricia Lewsley
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A teacher at Ceara School has been suspended until a police investigation regarding the treatment of a child is complete. The teacher at the special needs school was suspended ‘without
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Following the declaration of a major incident at the Odyssey Arena, Health Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a multi-agency meeting to look at preventative measures. The Minister called the meeting
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The first regional centre of excellence in the fight against prostate cancer is to be established by Queen’s University Belfast. A total of £5 million will be invested over five
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Drugs-related deaths in Northern Ireland are mostly linked to prescription drugs, unlike other regions of the UK, a study suggests. Whereas the vast majority of drug-related deaths in the UK
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The first community projects to benefit from an £80 million Stormont fund to tackle deprivation have been announced – almost three years after the initiative was launched. First Minister Peter
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An inspection at Northern Ireland’s biggest hospital emergency department has found evidence of a dysfunctional system plagued by shortages of medics and allegations of staff bullying, the Health Minister has
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In light of recent events, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents across Northern Ireland about the importance of talking to their children about the risks associated with alcohol
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