Busy week ahead as GP surgeries deal with backlog from global IT outage
Inset: Dr Frances O'Hagan, chair of the British Medical Association's (BMA) Northern Ireland general practitioners committee. In a...
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NEWS
Jul 21
Air Ambulance 7th anniversary reflects on 4364 life-saving call outs
Seven years ago, the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) made its inaugural call out to aid 11 year old Conor from Castlewellan...
Jul 21
Cre8 Theatre brings joy and nostalgia to Craigdun Care Home
Pictured is Callie Megaw from Craigdun along with the cast of ‘The Theatre In Your Front Room’ Craigdun Care Home (Cullybackey) was...
Jul 19
Randox Health enters strategic partnership with Duality Healthcare for GP services in NI
(L-R) John McEvoy Executive Chairman Duality Healthcare, Lauren Aiken Head of Operations Randox Health, David Ferguson Chief Operating...
Jul 19
EU gives green light for dental amalgam fillings to continue in NI
The EU has confirmed that Northern Ireland dentists can continue to use dental amalgam until 31 December 2034, or until the date agreed...
Jul 19
Health and Social Care in NI services impacted by global IT outage
The Department of Health has confirmed that Health and Social Care services across Northern Ireland have been impacted by the IT glitch...
Jul 17
New study finds mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance
Mental health training for line managers is strongly linked to better business performance, and it could save companies millions of...
Jul 16
New state-of-the-art care facility for adults with learning disabilities unveiled in Ballymena
Pictured (L-R): Ciara Todd (Regional Manager, HealthCare Ireland), Marius Coman (Holmes Court Home Manager), Ben Rayot (Holmes Court...
Jul 15
Successful start for new Acute Ambulatory Unit at Causeway Hospital
Charge Nurse Steven Kelly, Senior Nursing Assistant Diane Service, Assistant Clinical Services Manager Karen Sheridan and Staff Nurse...
Jul 15
People in Ballymena are invited to step up and Walk for Parkinson’s
The Hutchinson family pictured at Walk For Parkinson’s in 2023. They raised in excess of £2000 for Parkinson’s UK, in memory of Creighton...
Jul 13
Department of Health releases latest complaints and compliments data received by HSC Trusts in NI
The Department of Health this week published statistics on complaint issues and compliments received by the six Health and Social Care...
Jul 13
Ballymena primary schools get Sports Day boost from local retailers
McKillop’s SPAR, Ballymena donated kits and equipment to Braidside Primary School. A survey by SPAR UK has found that nearly half (46%)...
Jul 10
Local charity urges public not to drink and drive over July bank holiday weekend
ASCERT's Chief Executive, Gary McMichael As Northern Ireland prepares for the bank holiday celebrations, ASCERT, a leading charity...
Jul 10
Minister sets out series of key initiatives for health reform in Northern Ireland
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt Tackling health inequalities must be at the heart of health reform in Northern Ireland. That’s the message...
Jul 9
There is no price on people’s health, reminds local charity as latest cancer waiting times released
Richard Spratt, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Coming just days after the UK General Election, the latest NI Cancer...
Jul 7
Police encourage people of NI to enjoy a ‘Safer Summer Together’
Superintendent Gerry McGrath is pictured with Constables from the Bangor Neighbourhood Policing Team. THE Police Service of Northern...
Jul 6
Antrim Area Hospital receives national cancer award
Rebecca Getty Assistant Director, Moyra MillsMacmillan service improvement lead, Robert McGaughey, Dr Aaron Niblock Haematology...
Jul 3
Belfast Zoo achieves Autism Impact Award
Belfast Zoo is delighted to announce it recently has achieved the Autism NI Impact Award. This is the latest development in a programme...
Jun 30
Three-suite maternity unit planned at front of Antrim Hospital
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has been given an update on a proposed new £5.5m “alongside” midwifery-led unit at Antrim...
Jun 30
Northern Trust sees highest increase in attendance at EDs due to “aging population”
A “significant increase” in patients attending hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust could be...
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