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Pilot project putting patients at the heart of their healthcare journey
A pilot project aimed at amplifying the voices of patients around their care and treatment options, has begun in the Northern Health and...
7 days ago


Death Positive Library service initiative extended
Staff from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Libraries NI staff pictured at an event to mark the extension of the Death...
Apr 8


Northern Trust leads the way with roll out of Autism NI Impact Award
Dr Petra Corr, the Northern Trust’s Director of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Wellbeing, Elvin Simpson from the...
Apr 3


Harmony in health: Singing strikes a chord for rural women’s wellbeing
Participants who took part in the ‘Singing for Fun’ programme in Moneymore Recreation Centre pictured with the Chief Executive of the...
Apr 3


Ninety 'red flag' slots in NI for suspected skin cancer weekly - a rise of almost one third
The number of urgent referrals for suspected skin cancer in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has increased by almost one third,...
Mar 31

Construction set to begin for new £5.7M midwifery-led unit at Antrim Area Hospital
View to the front of Antrim Area Hospital, and inset CGI showing view with completed construction of midwifery-led unit Construction of a...
Mar 28


£143m Co Antrim mental health facility halted over funding uncertainty
CGI of the proposed Birch Hill Mental Health Centre in Antrim The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has expressed concern after...
Mar 28


Hawk soars to success as the Northern Trust celebrates 20 years of Day Opportunities
Hawk Pijl It’s over ten years since Hawk Pijl was first introduced to the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Day Opportunities...
Mar 26


Northern Trust and Bann Maine West celebrate rural women at Glarryford Farmers’ Hall
Organisers of the Celebrating Rural Women event, Leah Glass, Northern Trust Locality Lead, Joanne Brown Kerr, Bann Maine West Development...
Mar 21


Northern Trust preparing for hospital car parking charges to be scrapped
Preparations are taking place at Antrim Hospital and Causeway Hospital in Coleraine for a return to free car parking next year. Hospital...
Mar 18

Find a safe space and listening ear at the Northern Trust’s Bereaved By Suicide support groups
The Northern Trust’s Bereaved By Suicide Ballymena support group will be meeting monthly in Galgorm Community Centre. The Northern Health...
Mar 16

Shining a light on Healthcare Scientists as Northern Trust makes its first lead appointment
Charlene Kearney, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Lead Healthcare Scientist, pictured with Dr Dave Watkins. What comes to...
Mar 12


Clear out your clothes in support of the Northern Trust’s new partnership with NI Hospice
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is encouraging people to recycle their unwanted clothes through a new partnership with NI...
Mar 9


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


Northern Trust seeks new Bereavement Comfort Call volunteers
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is now seeking new Bereavement Comfort Call volunteers Are you an empathetic individual who can...
Feb 22


‘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

“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


Mid and East Antrim Loneliness Network highlights the gift of community this Christmas
Members of the Mid and East Antrim Loneliness Network Mid and East Antrim Loneliness Network were delighted to host a Christmas...
Dec 4, 2024

£3.2M cancer support centre planned for Antrim
A new-build £3.2m centre at Antrim Area Hospital to support cancer patients and their families has been given the go-ahead thanks to a...
Nov 28, 2024

Green light for Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit for Antrim Area Hospital
Visualisation of the newly built three suite Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit, to the right of the main entrance, at Antrim Area Hospital ...
Nov 26, 2024
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