The most recent figures show suicide rates in Northern Ireland are declining, but Health Minister Jim Wells has warned against complacency. Mr Wells was speaking as he chaired the 11th
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Jim Wells has launched revised care standards for nursing homes. The standards set out the minimum requirements that providers of these services must achieve. They also
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A public engagement programme is underway inviting patients, carers and families in Northern Ireland to share their experiences of care to help improve services for people with non-curable and serious illnesses. During
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Sinn Fein has refused to settle a dispute over welfare reform which threatened the devolved government institutions in Northern Ireland until after the General Election, the Democratic Unionists claimed. Republicans
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Labour has said it would include the sexual abuse of boys in the notorious Kincora home in a UK-wide inquiry if it wins the General Election. A former Army intelligence
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A child sex abuse victim has claimed he was molested by “very powerful people” at several key locations connected to an alleged VIP paedophile ring. Richard Kerr, who was a
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The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Belfast Health & Social Care Trust Charitable Trust Funds have co-funded a new project to provide additional benefits advice to people with cystic fibrosis in
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Northern Ireland First Minister Peter D Robinson, MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, MLA have announced the appointment of Mr Oliver Wilkinson (pictured) as Chairperson to the Board of
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The Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland has criticised the late-night transfers of elderly patients saying it was an “indictment of the state of our health service”. Claire Keatinge
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The Commissioner for Older People, Claire Keatinge, has hosted a seminar with a leading expert on ageing for politicians and policy makers on how Northern Ireland can be better prepared
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