Progress on a cross-department strategy to stop domestic and sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland has been published. Ministers for Health, Justice, Communities, Education and Finance have published an
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New guidance that will facilitate increased visiting in care settings is being finalised, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced. The new guidance is being updated for visiting hospitals, hospices &
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Seven people are to be prosecuted for alleged mistreatment of patients at a Northern Ireland hospital for adults with severe learning disabilities and mental health needs. It is understood the
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The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has launched a consultation to extend modifications to children’s social care regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The principal aim of the proposals
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned violence that again broke out on the streets of Northern Ireland, after a bus was hijacked and set on fire. The bus was set
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One of Northern Ireland’s largest live events arenas has opened as a mass vaccination centre. The SSE Arena in Belfast will have the capacity to administer jabs to 40,000 people
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Northern Ireland’s First Minister said the region has begun a cautious but optimistic journey out of lockdown as she outlined a series of relaxations. Arlene Foster told the Stormont Assembly
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Northern Ireland’s Nightingale facility at Belfast City Hospital has been “prioritised for de-escalation”, the region’s health minister has said. Robin Swann said that, as the pressures from the latest wave
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Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has restated his preference for a gradual emergence from lockdown. Robin Swann (pictured) advocated “safe and controlled measures” to avoid seeing the impact of the opening
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Northern Ireland’s lockdown has been extended to April, but some primary school pupils will return to class on March 8. The Stormont Executive decided on Thursday to keep the majority
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