Health Minister Edwin Poots and Justice Minister David Ford have launched a consultation on a draft Mental Capacity Bill and proposals relating to those in the Criminal Justice system in
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Throughout 2014/2015 the Northern Irish Social Care Council (NISCC) will be hosting a series of free lunchtime seminars highlighting new initiatives, new research and outcomes from reviews that are relevant
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The Sisters of Nazareth who ran two children’s homes in Derry, have again admitted and apologised for physical and sexual abuses suffered by residents there. Sister Brenda McCall, speaking on
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The Belfast Strategic Partnership (BSP) has launched a consultation process, entitled: ‘Building Emotional Resilience Strategy 2014-17’. The BSP’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Thematic Group will seek the views of
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Rising numbers of people in Northern Ireland could be left at risk of homelessness unless the Northern Ireland Assembly takes action, according research published today by homeless charity Crisis and
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A single point of contact for victims of crime in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Victim and Witness Care Unit (VWCU) will help 160,000 people a year using 57
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Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer Charlotte McArdle is backing a new recruitment campaign to encourage trained nurses and midwives with two or more years’ experience to consider a career as
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) has today published the results of a survey of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial (antibiotic) use in long-term care facilities in Northern Ireland. The survey,
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The regulator for the social care workforce in Northern Ireland, the NISCC, has assured those living in residential care and their families that safeguards are in place to help protect
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A sex offender who killed himself in prison was not provided the level of support offered to other vulnerable inmates, a watchdog has found. Northern Ireland’s Prisoner Ombudsman Tom McGonigle
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