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Health spending in NI falls below rate in England, report says

Health spending per person in Northern Ireland will this year fall below that in England for the first time, a new report has stated. The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council’s report on the sustainability of the health service said Stormont would face ...

27 Sept 2022 at 12:19

Derry News

Durkan calls for extension of Cross Border Healthcare scheme

SDLP MLA for Foyle, Mark H Durkan, has called for the extension of the Cross Border Health Directive beyond the planned end date of June 30, 2022. Following the closure of the EU Healthcare Directive as a direct consequence of Brexit two years ...

17 May 2022 at 18:20

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The Health Service is broken - Michelle O'Neill

The Health Service in the North is broken according to First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill. Ms O’Neill was speaking during her visit to Derry today to meet business and civic leaders regarding what she described as the city’s “continued ...

22 Nov 2022 at 16:27

Derry News

Hundreds of local children waiting months for mental health treatment

More local children are waiting lengthy periods for mental health treatment compared to their counterparts living in other parts of Northern Ireland, the Derry News has learned. In Derry and the wider Trust area, 338 young people are waiting ...

19 Jul 2021 at 12:05

Derry News

Demands of health workers must be heard "loud and clear" by Stormont

Stormont must hear the demands of health workers “loud and clear” says People Before Profit Councillor, Shaun Harkin. A protest rally at Stormont organised by trade union, UNISON, called for improved working conditions and wages within the ...

13 May 2022 at 12:00

National News

New resources available to tackle mental health stigma in the workplace

With just over one in five people experiencing discrimination at work due to a mental health difficulty, new resources have been launched to support people with mental health in the workplace Following a recent survey which revealed that ...

20 Mar 2023 at 11:15

National News

WARNING: Mental health charity says services are stretched as referrals rise by 70%

A leading youth mental health charity has warned that services are being increasingly stretched as demand increases with their own referrals up by 70% in recent years. Jigsaw, the mental health charity, has warned that the double-whammy ...

26 Jul 2023 at 12:18

Northern Ireland

Unused medicines cost NI health system an estimated £18m a year

Unused medicines are costing Northern Ireland’s health system £18 million a year, the department of health has said. They have revealed that every year in the region, the public disposes of an estimated 165 tonnes of unused medicines ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:47

Northern Ireland

Healthcare workers’ morale ‘never been lower’ as thousands begin 48-hour strike

The morale of healthcare workers in Northern Ireland has “never been lower”, a union representative has said as extensive strike action began on Thursday. Thousands of healthcare workers will go on strike for 48 hours in calls to ...

21 Sept 2023 at 16:36

Local News

'Health workers deserve fair pay and safe conditions' - Ferguson

Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson has said health and social care workers deserve fair pay and safe working conditions. Supporting striking workers today, the party’s Foyle MLA called on the British Government to get on with ...

26 Jan 2023 at 16:09

Northern Ireland

Lack of budget risks sabotaging health service reform, Swann warns

Attempts to rebuild Northern Ireland’s health service risk being sabotaged by the absence of a budget, Robin Swann has warned. The Health Minister said it was “hard to imagine a worse possible time to deprive our ...

05 Jul 2022 at 15:30

DerryNow

Hospital births to be moved from Causeway to Antrim

Expectant mothers will no longer give birth at Causeway Hospital as the Department of Health has approved the Northern Health and Social Care Trust recommendation to consolidate hospital births on the Antrim ...

08 Jun 2023 at 13:00

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