Northern Trust anticipates £5.5M of Covid expenditure during financial year
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is anticipating £5.5m Covid expenditure during the financial year, it has been reported. Owen...
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Jun 28
Public consultation planned for general surgery 'reconfiguration’ across Northern Trust
Antrim Area Hospital A public consultation is due to take place over the future of general surgery in the Northern Health and Social Care...
Jun 28
Chatty Carriage puts older people on the right track to friendship and new connections
Madeline Lundy and Isabella Barkley on board the Chatty Carriage with Mark Dunn from Translink A group of older people has proved it’s...
Jun 25
RNLI lifeguards return to Causeway Coast and County Down beaches for peak summer season
RNLI lifeguards are returning to their full-time regime patrolling a total of 11 beaches along the Causeway Coast and in County Down. The...
Jun 24
Hot weather advice issued ahead of high temperatures
With high temperatures forecast for the coming days across the UK and Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to be UV...
Jun 24
Urgent action needed on mental health services in Northern Ireland
Pictured with the Mental Health Champion, Professor Siobhan O’Neill is Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Daniel McCrossan...
Jun 23
Before jetting off for summer get your MMR vaccine – PHA
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urgently advising parents planning summer getaways to ensure their children are vaccinated as measles...
Jun 19
Planning approval granted for new £143M centre for mental health in Antrim
A £143 million project to build a new centre for mental health at Antrim Area Hospital has taken a step closer, with planning approval...
Jun 18
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 15
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 14
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
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 12
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 10
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
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 9
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 5
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
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
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
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,...
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