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Skills for Care Chair shares her experiences on visit to NISCC in Belfast

By Iain MacDonald1st September 2016News Northern Ireland

Dame Moira Gibb, Chair of the UK Sector Skills Council, Skills for Care and Development met with social care leaders and policy makers at the Northern Ireland Social Care Council

Helpline to be launched for women who used abortion pills bought online

By The Press Association1st September 2016News Northern Ireland

A free helpline for women who have used online abortion pills is to be launched across Ireland. The confidential “aftercare” support from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) will provide

NI College publish new prospectus for those affected by mental health difficulties

By Iain MacDonald1st September 2016News Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Western Trust has launched the new Autumn prospectus for the Recovery College which offers people a range of free educational courses and workshops designed to promote well-being and

Lifetime ban lifted on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland

By The Press Association31st August 2016News Northern Ireland

A controversial lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland has been lifted. The decision by Stormont Health Minister Michelle O’Neill comes after a long campaign by gay

Up to eight hate incidents reported to police daily, PSNI figures reveal

By The Press Association30th August 2016News Northern Ireland

Almost eight hate crimes or incidents are reported to police in Northern Ireland every day, a report said. The number of racist cases reduced slightly to 1,133 in the 12

Western Trust set to welcome 100 international nurses to fill recruitment gap

By Iain MacDonald25th August 2016News Northern Ireland

A potential 100 international nursing contracts will be offered to nurses from the Philippines and Italy to come and work in the Western Trust in Northern Ireland. An acute shortage

Mental health of NI inmates better than English prisoners, 1980s files show

By The Press Association24th August 2016News Northern Ireland

The mental health of prisoners in Northern Ireland in the 1980s was better than their counterparts in England and Wales, state files from 1989 have said. About two-thirds of inmates

O’Neill welcomes review of mental health and learning disability services in Belfast

By Iain MacDonald15th August 2016News Northern Ireland

Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s intention to look again at its plans for mental health and learning disability day services in Belfast.

Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland backed by leading psychologists’ society

By The Press Association4th August 2016News Northern Ireland

The body representing psychologists in Northern Ireland has supported the campaign for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Medical experts once recommended “aversion therapy” – which included electric shock treatment and