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Mayor of MEA recalls teenage cancer battle and being “guinea pig” for new chemotherapy treatment
Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Alderman Beth Adger MBE Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has supported a motion to give encouragement to...
Jun 18, 2024


Health and hospitality team up to improve lives of people with swallowing difficulties
(L-R) Leah Bachelor, service user, Aidan Dawson, CEO Public Health Agency (PHA), Joel Neill, Operations Director Hospitality Ulster The...
Jun 15, 2024


Mid and East Antrim welcomes another two ‘Chatty Benches’ during Loneliness Awareness Week
Mid and East Antrim’s Loneliness Network is delighted to launch another two ‘Chatty Benches’ in the Borough during Loneliness Awareness...
Jun 14, 2024


Local friends embark on 72-hole golf challenge to support cancer charity
In a heartwarming display of dedication and community spirit, four friends from Ballymena are gearing up to tackle a 72-hole golf...
Jun 14, 2024


NI health inequalities remain a challenge with wide disparities between most & least deprived areas
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt The latest Health Inequalities Annual Report must be essential reading across all parts of public life in...
Jun 12, 2024


Senior doctors in NI vote for strike action by 92%
Consultants in Northern Ireland will strike on 26 June following a resounding ‘yes’ result in their ballot for industrial action. The BMA...
Jun 10, 2024


MND heroes and Lady Mary’s Trust raise the bar with launch of joint fundraiser
Front row: Debbie Marrs, Lady Mary Peters and Raymond Hill. Back row: Jane Allen from Magheramorne Estate with her daughter Sara – Head...
Jun 10, 2024


Red flag referral and screening routes shown to have better cancer survival rates in NI – new report
Pictured is Ms Helen Mitchell, Statistician at the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry at Queen's University Belfast with Director of the...
Jun 9, 2024


Cancer Focus NI welcomes Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to ‘Sun Scientist’ Session at Kirkinriola PS
Mike Nesbitt, Doreen Regan addressing primary school students during ‘Sun Scientist’ session Earlier today, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt...
Jun 5, 2024


Closure date extension announced for Muckamore Abbey
The Department of Health has today announced an extension to the closure date for Muckamore Abbey Hospital. The target closure date of...
Jun 5, 2024


Antrim Hospital Radio goes digital with launch of new app
Tommy McMeekin and Paula Marshall Antrim Hospital Radio is tuning in for an exciting new future as it enters the digital age for the...
Jun 5, 2024


Ballymena's Fairhill 5 Mile Road Race returns with a bang!
Fairhill 5 Race Director Eugene Reid presents a race T-shirt to Valerie McLernon, Centre Manager at Fairhill. After a three-year hiatus,...
Jun 5, 2024


Ballymena cyclist completes 280-mile journey for mental health
Ballymena man Connor McCullough Late last month, Connor McCullough embarked on an extraordinary journey from his home in Ballymena,...
Jun 4, 2024


Patients advised to expect ‘widespread disruption’ as junior doctors set to strike
Further disruption to health services will be experienced this week, due to the latest strike action called by the BMA Junior Doctors’...
Jun 3, 2024


Health Trusts warn of “avoidable and serious harm caused to people” in Northern Ireland
STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRS OF HSC TRUSTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND As health and social care leaders, we are deeply concerned at the financial...
Jun 3, 2024


Acknowledgment for the ‘inspirational’ work of Causeway Giants Wheelchair Basketball Team
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Steven Callaghan, with team members. Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens,...
Jun 1, 2024


Macmillan’s Cancer Information and Support Pod re-opens at Causeway Hospital
Pictured at the re-opening of Macmillan’s Cancer Information and Support Pod at Causeway Hospital are Moyra Mills, Macmillan Service...
Jun 1, 2024


PHA launches powerful photographic exhibition to raise awareness of paediatric organ donation
Dáithí Mac Gabhann pictured unveiling his portrait, with dad Máirtín, and award-winning photographer Debbie Todd who captured the images...
Jun 1, 2024


Health Minister marks first anniversary of Dáithí’s Law in NI
Dáithí Mac Gabhann and his dad Máirtín at Stormont on 1 June 2023, when Dáithi’s Law came into effect. One year on from the introduction...
May 31, 2024


Covid Inquiry in the spotlight in the next UTV ‘UP CLOSE’
‘I don't want him to be remembered as a statistic, and I don’t want what happened to him to happen to anybody else’– Julie McMurray whose...
May 30, 2024
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