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Health service industrial action could be avoided by return of the Executive – Swann
Robin Swann MLA with members of the Royal College of Midwives at Antrim Area Hospital. Ulster Unionist MLA and former Health Minister...
Sep 22, 2023


Unused medicines cost Northern Ireland health system £18million per year
Every year in Northern Ireland, the public disposes of an estimated 165 tonnes of unused medicines through community pharmacies. Most of...
Sep 21, 2023


4000 health and social care workers to commence 48-hour strike from midnight across NI
More than 4000 Unite members working in the health and social care service in Northern Ireland will join with colleagues from other...
Sep 20, 2023


Autumn vaccination programme gets under way
Pictured (L-R) Pharmacist Paul McGimpsey with Rose Davey, resident at Karingmore Residential Home, Carnlough. A planned and targeted...
Sep 18, 2023


Department of Health expecting “significant disruption” as more than 4,000 NHS staff set to strike
The Department of Health has warned today (Monday 18 September) it is expecting "significant disruption” as over 4,000 staff employed by...
Sep 18, 2023


Launch of new centre to promote patient safety in NI
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Professor Cathy Harrison; MHRA Chief Safety Officer, Dr Alison Cave and Regional Lead Pharmacist for the...
Sep 13, 2023


NI Department of Health looks to save £9.5M and says some medicines may be stopped
The Department of Health is working with local GPs and Community Pharmacists to focus on how medicines and appliances are prescribed more...
Sep 5, 2023


Northern Trust in “no-win situation” as it contemplates dropping hospital car parking charges
Car parking charges at Antrim Hospital and Causeway Hospital in Coleraine cost patients and visitors £817k in 2022/23, the Northern...
Sep 4, 2023


Autumn booster vaccinations brought forward by PHA after new COVID variant identified in UK
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has taken the decision to bring forward the start date of this year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccination...
Sep 3, 2023


Swann welcomes positive update on Cullybackey Health Centre
Ulster Unionist MLA Robin Swann has welcomed confirmation he received from the Department of Health (DoH) that a new contract has been...
Aug 21, 2023


Progress welcomed on the usage of agency workers in Northern Ireland’s health system
The Department of Health (DoH) has welcomed significant progress towards the cessation of "off-Framework" agency use in Nursing and...
Aug 13, 2023


“A splendid result” – Paisley welcomes plan for patients of GP practice facing closure
Ian Paisley MP has welcomed a decision by the Department of Health to confirm a new contract for those patients who were being faced with...
Aug 12, 2023


DoH confirms patients transfer as GP surgery closes in Ballymena
The Department of Health has confirmed today, Friday 11 August, that an arrangement has been agreed for the patients of Galgorm Surgery,...
Aug 11, 2023


Eligible groups for Covid-19 autumn booster announced
An autumn COVID-19 booster vaccination will be offered to those at high risk of serious disease and who are therefore most likely to...
Aug 8, 2023


£1.6m funding awarded to support carers across Northern Ireland
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of more than £1.6million in the fourth and final round of grants from the Support...
Aug 3, 2023


Northern Ireland diabetes prevalence hits nearly 112,000
New figures released by the Department of Health highlight diabetes as the third most prevalent health condition in Northern Ireland,...
Jul 24, 2023


Department of Health sets closure timetable for Muckamore
The Department of Health has set June 2024 as the planned closure date for Muckamore Abbey Hospital. This date will be dependent on all...
Jul 6, 2023


NIFRS crews thanked for response to recent wildfires
Permanent Secretary Peter May met Firefighters and NIFRS Support Staff at Ballymena Fire Station. The Department of Health Permanent...
Jun 30, 2023


'Dáithí’s Law’ to go live tomorrow in Northern Ireland
Dáithí Mac Gabhann From tomorrow, all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered potential organ donors unless they choose to opt out...
May 31, 2023


Birch Hill - the new £80M mental health facility at Antrim Area Hospital
The new £80m mental health facility planned for the site of Antrim Hospital is to be known as Birch Hill, the Northern Health and Social...
May 27, 2023
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