Staff working with children and vulnerable adults in asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland have not undergone checks or training, a report has found. An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for
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Stormont’s new leaders have vowed to work in unity to press the UK Government for more funding to tackle the long list of problems facing public services in Northern Ireland.
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Health trust bosses in Northern Ireland have warned that mass strike action planned for the region on Thursday will have a “profound impact” on services. The chief executives of the
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Disruption to health services in Northern Ireland due to next week’s strike action will be on a scale “not experienced with previous industrial action”, health chiefs have warned. The Department
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Bereaved families have praised the Irish Government for “giving them fresh hope” by challenging the UK’s controversial Legacy Act. The Act, passed earlier this year despite widespread opposition, will end
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The deaths of a retired couple who were killed by a man with a severe mental health illness were “entirely preventable”, a coroner has found. Pensioners Marjorie and Michael Cawdery,
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Belfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt has been struck off the medical register following a tribunal. Dr Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients. A medical
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The professional performance of a neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients has been found to be unacceptable following a medical tribunal. The panel is now
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A short film has aired showcasing the contribution of social workers in making a difference to the lives of children and families. ‘Changing Lives – the Vital Role of Social
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A disability rights activist has called for environmentalism to be more inclusionary after she became an MBE at Windsor Castle. Michaela Hollywood (pictured), who is deputy chief executive of the
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