Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey has announced the appointment of the Chief Executives (Designate) who will lead the four new Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations.

The NSPCC in Derry have launched a new service to support children and parents living with domestic violence. The Domestic Abuse Recovery and Support service will help families recover from the effects of domestic violence.

THE Northern Health and Social Trust has been asked to name the residential nursing homes which will be closed as part of a spending review.

A new health and care centre is to be built in Carrick following the approval of funding by the Health Minister. The £9 million complex, which will replace the ageing facilities on Taylor’s Avenue, forms part of an investment package announced last week by Michael McGimpsey.

The first national report on HIV-related stigma in Ireland has revealed that half of people living with the condition face discrimination from their own friends.

Young people living near the border are more likely to take their own lives than those elsewhere on the island of Ireland, a new study suggests.

About 330 children had to be referred to Social Services in Londonderry over a 12 month period because of domestic violence, according to the NSPCC.

The Western Health and Social Care Trust has moved to allay immediate fears of job losses in children’s homes locally. Social services staff who work in local children’s care homes were told at a special meeting on Thursday that their jobs were secure, at least for now.

BELFAST is to get a network of new social care and health facilities over the next decade following the announcement of a £580 capital funding package from the Government.

Health and social care services in Belfast are to get £180m in funding in the next three years, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced.