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Action Cancer releases breast screening appointments to mark International Women’s Day
L-R Breast Friends Fundraiser Ann Brown and Anna Kayes from online car insurance company its4women are pictured with Action Cancer’s...
Feb 26
Consultation event planned on body worn cameras as staff see rise in acts of violence and aggression
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust will be holding a community listening event next month as part of a public consultation over a...
Feb 23
Over a third of UK adults don’t know that high blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for stroke
A worryingly large proportion of UK adults don’t know that high blood pressure is the most likely cause of stroke, according to new...
Feb 23
Ballycastle runner Paul Quinn takes on marathon challenge for British Heart Foundation
Ballycastle runner Paul Quinn Ballycastle runner Paul Quinn is lacing up his trainers once again to take on a marathon in support of the...
Feb 21
Boost for Auld Toon Ulster Scots Society in Kells with Rural Micro Capital Grant awards
Pictured with Minister Muir are members of the Auld Toon Scots society in Kells along with Briege Conway manager of the Northern Area...
Feb 20
Construction work begins on groundbreaking £64M iREACH Health facility
Professor Ian Young, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Northern Ireland Department of Health; Councillor Micky Murray, Lord Mayor of...
Feb 19
‘Challenges and learning’ – three months on from encompass Go-Live
Marking encompass go-live in the Northern Trust are Gillian Traub, Director of Operations, Neil Martin, Divisional Director of Planning,...
Feb 19
Green light for new £671m children’s hospital development
A new Northern Ireland children’s hospital has been given the formal go-ahead, with work scheduled to begin in a matter of days. The...
Feb 19
Plans approved for extension at Ballyclare GP practice bringing further services to community
Planning drawings showing the extended premises in Ballyclare. A planning application for an extension at Ballyclare Group Practice was...
Feb 18
Report highlights economic benefit of population-based screening for genetic haemochromatosis in NI
Haemochromatosis UK (HUK), a charity dedicated to supporting people affected by genetic haemochromatosis (GH), today, Monday 17 February,...
Feb 17
New Changing Places facility opened at Marine Gardens Park in Carrickfergus
The play park at Marine Gardens, Carrickfergus A new Changing Places facility at Marine Gardens Park in Carrickfergus has now...
Feb 17
Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI) and NSPCC launch youth-led online safety advisory group
(L-R): Jamie, Debbie and Claire (staff members from Dry Arch Children’s Centre), Iona, Eimear, Conor (staff member from Clonmore Youth...
Feb 16
NI shoppers show that healthy eating is more than a New Year’s resolution!
Shoppers in Northern Ireland are eating healthily to live healthily, according to the latest data from Tesco. The supermarket giant has...
Feb 16
NI Cancer Charities welcome life-saving vote on smoking
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt with representatives from the Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition including Cancer Focus Northern...
Feb 13
Campaign urges people to talk about their true feelings
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of having conversations about our true feelings in a campaign that shows...
Feb 13
Dementia-friendly singing group, The Forget-Me-Notes shine in heart-warming showcase
Members from The Forget-Me-Notes Dementia singing group performing at The Courtyard Theatre The Courtyard Theatre in Ballyearl, County...
Feb 10
NSPCC Helpline making four referrals a week about parental alcohol and substance misuse in NI
The NSPCC has revealed that in 2023/24, its Helpline service made 216 referrals to police and agencies such as social services after...
Feb 10
Lidl strengthens international commitment to healthy and sustainable diets in partnership with WWF
Lidl is advancing its commitment to healthy and sustainable diets with ambitions to further align its product range with the Planetary...
Feb 8
“No final decision” yet made on future of surgery at Antrim Area and Causeway hospitals
Northern Health and Social Care Trust chief executive Jennifer Welsh The chief executive of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has...
Feb 8
Folic acid supplements important in pregnancy planning
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding all women who could become pregnant and women who are already pregnant about the importance...
Feb 8
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