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Consultants in Northern Ireland will strike on 26 June following a resounding ‘yes’ result in their ballot for industrial action. The BMA...

Pictured is Ms Helen Mitchell, Statistician at the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry at Queen's University Belfast with Director of the...

Mike Nesbitt, Doreen Regan addressing primary school students during ‘Sun Scientist’ session Earlier today, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt...

The Department of Health has today announced an extension to the closure date for Muckamore Abbey Hospital. The target closure date of...

Further disruption to health services will be experienced this week, due to the latest strike action called by the BMA Junior Doctors’...

STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRS OF HSC TRUSTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND As health and social care leaders, we are deeply concerned at the financial...

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...

Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of further details on compensation arrangements for those...

Normal arrangements for hospital car parking charges will resume from Friday 17 May. The Department is aware that patients and visitors...

From left: Stephen Beattie, Assistant Director, BSO ITS; Melissa Cochrane, Head of Programmes, BSO ITS; Health Minister Robin Swann, and...

From left Professor Deepa Mann-Kler (CEO, Neon & Ulster University professor), Linda Campbell (chair, Hope 4 ME & Fibro), Lord Mayor...

(Left to right) NIFRS Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings, Chairperson of the NIFRS Board Jay Colville, Health Minister Robin...

Patients, visitors and staff are being warned of possible disruption at hospital sites from next week and are advised to leave extra time...

The Department of Health has today published a new Strategic Plan for Community Pharmacy which aims to fully realise the potential of...

Northern Ireland is set to ban the sale and supply of single use vapes by April 2025, in a bid to stop five million single use vapes...

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has approved an alternative design for a new “alongside” three-bed midwifery-led unit at...

An inter-departmental strategy is needed to tackle Northern Ireland’s “unacceptable” autism assessment wait times, Derry City and...

COVID-19 treatments remain available from the HSC Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment service (OCT) for groups of patients in Northern Ireland...

The Department of Health can confirm that Dr Johnny Burns and Partners have been appointed as the new contractor providing GP services to...

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that vasectomy services in NI will be transferred from secondary care to primary care. This...