Health trusts apologise over child deaths
Two health trusts have apologised for the deaths of three children as part of a public inquiry into alleged medical failures. The revelations came from the hyponatraemia inquiry in Banbridge
Read MoreTwo health trusts have apologised for the deaths of three children as part of a public inquiry into alleged medical failures. The revelations came from the hyponatraemia inquiry in Banbridge
Read MoreUniversity of Ulster academics are to play a key role in a UK-wide ESRC research initiative that could lead to better understanding of the social, environmental and health issues affecting
Read MoreMaking a difference to the lives of all in our society and especially to those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged remains a firm priority for me. The Appleby Trust was
Read MoreThe great-nephew of a 93-year-old man who had almost £111,000 stolen by his carer has urged people to ask themselves if it could happen to their elderly relatives. Stephen Mullen
Read MoreA Northern Trust Social Worker who works in Ballycastle has won an award at the Northern Ireland Regional Social Work Awards 2013. Louise Pettigrew won the Newly Qualified Social Worker
Read MoreReports sounding alarm bells over the sexual exploitation of children in care homes in Northern Ireland date back seven years, the Assembly has been told. The chair of Stormont’s health
Read MoreAn investigation into the sexual exploitation of 22 vulnerable young people in Northern Ireland is just the “tip of the iceberg”, according to the children’s charity, Barnardo’s. It began after
Read MoreA trade union has it out after it was revealed the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust spent over £3m on travel and accommodation for its patients. The trust, one
Read MoreA recruitment company for the care services is creating 100 new jobs as it marks its fifth birthday. Peninsula Care Services, which is based in Newtownards, has just opened its
Read MoreUniversity of Ulster Chancellor, Dr James Nesbitt, has praised the ‘excellent’ and ‘unselfish work’ carried out by social workers across Northern Ireland. Chancellor Nesbitt was guest speaker at the
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