NI health services spend £146m on legal cases over four years
Northern Ireland’s health service has spent more than £146m on legal costs and compensation over the last four financial years, it has been revealed. It was paid out by the
Read MoreNorthern Ireland’s health service has spent more than £146m on legal costs and compensation over the last four financial years, it has been revealed. It was paid out by the
Read MoreHealth Minister Edwin Poots has urged those in Health and Social Care (HSC) and independent healthcare sectors to be proactive and support co-workers who have families directly affected by Typhoon
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Read MoreA charity has said that Northern Ireland’s adoption laws are 30 years out of date. More than 250 children in NI have been in care for more than 10 years.
Read MoreThe chief executive of Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Board is to retire next year. John Compton, who has held the position since 2009, is expected to leave in
Read MoreStudents applying for university who have spent time in care could be missing out on support, a Northern Ireland-based charity has warned. The Fostering Network NI says bursaries, assistance to
Read MoreThe Health and Social Care Board has told relatives and residents none of Northern Ireland’s statutory care homes will close before the end of 2014. The ban on admissions will
Read MoreAn inspection report has criticised the way the police deal with domestic violence in Northern Ireland. It says the PSNI has failed to implement a series of improvements recommended three
Read MoreIreland’s police and children’s watchdogs will review the cases of two Roma families having children removed from their homes amid claims they could not prove their identity. Two reports have
Read MoreHealth Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed a £52million funding allocation for his Department in the October Monitoring Round. This allocation includes £38million capital funding that will allow a number of
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