Former scout leader jailed for abusing boys
A former scout leader has been jailed for 11 years for sexually abusing five children at different times over a 15-year period. Colin Finnegan of Lurgan, County Armagh, was found
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People with autism should be supported throughout their lives
We must maximise the potential, participation and inclusion of people living with autism throughout their lives and at the same time provide support to their families. That was the message
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Midwife is appointed to alcohol abuse role
A Lurgan woman is the first in Northern Ireland to take up a new post to tackle alcohol misuse among pregnant women. Dr Esther Reid has been appointed as alcohol
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Belfast Trust apologises to families of five children who died in its care
Health trust’s chief executive told inquiry into the deaths it sincerely regrets the pain and suffering experienced by the families A health trust has apologised to the families of five
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Northern Ireland carers’ charity Cause publishes manifesto
More support is needed for carers who look after people with serious mental illnesses in Northern Ireland. That is the message of a manifesto from the charity, Cause, that was
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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
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Poots urges help for Filipino health workers
Health 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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Woman in court challenge over exclusion from abuse inquiry
A woman allegedly molested in foster care has launched a High Court challenge to being excluded from a Stormont inquiry into historic abuse at children’s homes. Her lawyers argued that
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Northern Ireland’s adoption laws ’30 years out of date’
A charity has said that Northern Ireland’s adoption laws are 30 years out of date.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.
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John Compton set to retire as Health and Social Care Board chief
The 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
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