The first person to receive the vaccine in Northern Ireland was a nurse who will play a key role in the vaccination programme at the country’s main hospital. Joanna Sloan
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A 90-year-old grandmother has become the first person in the world to receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme. Margaret Keenan (pictured) received the jab at
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People over 80 should not be worried if they are not called for the Covid-19 vaccine this month as the vast majority will have to wait until the new year
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The parents of baby Elizabeth Dixon who have spent nearly 20 years fighting a “cover-up” over their daughter’s treatment and death have welcomed an independent inquiry’s calls for a police
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The annual flu season has had a negligible impact upon the NHS in Wales as it battles the Covid-19 pandemic, according to its chief executive. Dr Andrew Goodall said record
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Experiences of community mental health services are consistently poor and the coronavirus pandemic will prompt a rise in people seeking help at crisis point, the care regulator has warned. People
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More than £10 billion in extra NHS funding is needed just to tackle the growing backlog in care caused by the pandemic, according to the British Medical Association. The BMA,
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A nurse accused of the murders of eight babies in a year-long killing spree at a hospital neonatal unit has been remanded in custody. Lucy Letby, 30, is alleged to
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Tributes have been paid to an NHS worker who died after testing positive for Covid-19. Mark Simons (pictured), who worked as a health care assistant at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
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A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder following an investigation into baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit, police
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