New mental health unit opens in Downpatrick
A new specialist mental health unit within Lecale Lodge Care Home, Downpatrick, has officially opened. The scheme is a partnership project with the South Eastern Health and Social Care (HSC)
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Regulator recommends changes to NI stroke care
The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) has said services for stroke patients in Northern Ireland could benefit from an improved regional approach. In a review of stroke care across
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NI physical activity scheme to promote staff wellbeing
Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells was in Lisburn to launch a novel ‘physical activity loyalty’ card scheme (PAL) to create opportunities to support behaviour change and improve physical well-being.
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Health workers lack understanding of Irish cultural needs
Health workers in Britain “don’t bother” to understand Irish patients, who suffer higher levels of long-term illness, death rates from terminal diseases and mental ill-health, the Irish Parliament has heard.
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New chair for NI suicide prevention group
Mr Conor McCafferty has been appointed to the position of Chair of the Suicide Strategy Implementation Body for a term of three years. Speaking about the appointment, Health Minister Jim
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NI care workers advised to keep details up to date
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) are updating the methods they use to advise registrants when their annual registration fees are due and when to renew their NISCC registration.
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Northern Ireland adoption statistics published
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has today published the ‘Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2013/14’ statistical bulletin. This bulletin details statistical information relating
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Finalists named for NI Social Work Awards 2015
A total of 90 social work teams and individuals from across Northern Ireland have been nominated for the 2015 Social Work Awards. Judging is now complete and the winners
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Mental Health campaign to launch in Northern Ireland
The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) new mental health campaign is urging people who are feeling low to talk to someone they trust. Almost one in five people in Northern Ireland
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NI Health & Social Care statistics published
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) have released a number of statistical publications to update the health and social care sector on the latest available data.
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