Palliative care unit is first of its kind
A NEW unit providing the only specialist palliative care beds available within the NHS in Northern Ireland has opened at Antrim Area Hospital.
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A NEW unit providing the only specialist palliative care beds available within the NHS in Northern Ireland has opened at Antrim Area Hospital.
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The University of Ulster has appointed Brian Taylor as Professor of Social Work within the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies.
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has defended staff working in Northern Ireland’s nursing homes, saying the majority provide good quality care.
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Residential homes across Northern Ireland are failing to meet some of the most basic standards of care for our elderly, a shocking new report has found.
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The mother of one of five children whose deaths are the subject of a public inquiry broke down as details of her son’s final hours were discussed.
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A Northern Ireland project to provide early intervention support for young children and their families affected by domestic violence has been awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
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More than 32,000 children in NI live with domestic abuse and a local support group has been awarded lottery money to try and help some of them.
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Belfast’s Lord Mayor Niall O’Donnghaile has said he wants to tackle the growing problem of suicide head on before his term of office ends.
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The health minister has said he feels aggrieved that no-one has been prosecuted over alleged child abuse at two former children’s hospitals.
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The number of acute hospitals in Northern Ireland could be cut by half as part of the biggest ever shake up of health services north of the border.
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