Patients will be at the centre of proceedings in an inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, the inquiry chairman has stated. Tom Kark QC, chairman of the
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people to play their part in shaping the future of social care in Northern Ireland. The Minister today announced a further extension
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The parents of a nine-year-old girl said they had trusted a doctor who 26 years later is accused of covering up her death, a tribunal has heard. Dr Heather Steen
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A new online application portal has launched to enable special recognition payments to be made to social care Personal Assistants who worked during the pandemic. Launching the online portal which
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a £5million allocation to assist Northern Ireland’s care home sector with rising energy costs. The funding will be allocated by HSC Trusts on the
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Victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have been told they were failed by the state during a long-awaited public apology at Stormont. Survivors watched on in the Assembly
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Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said “it is only right” that victims of historical institutional abuse will receive a formal apology in Stormont. The apology will be given by five
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Police in Northern Ireland are probing 29 allegations of criminal activity around mother and baby homes. Officers have received reports from a number of people who were adopted from different
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A long-awaited public apology is to be offered by five Stormont ministers to victims of historical institutional abuse. The compromise move comes as the offices of the First and deputy
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an additional £500k in funding to support low income families caring for seriously ill or severely disabled children. The additional money will
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