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Senior doctor calling for Stormont return amid warning of ‘huge stress’ on staff

A senior doctor will tell colleagues the Stormont Assembly must return as soon as possible as the health service comes under increasing pressure. Devolved government in Northern Ireland has been in flux for more than a year amid DUP protest action ...

04 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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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

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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 Hospital site. The decision has ...

08 Jun 2023 at 13:00

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has tools for health service reform, says international expert

Northern Ireland has all the tools to reform its health and social care service, an international expert has said. Professor Raphael Bengoa warned that staying with the current model will see the service swallowing up all the public money ...

09 Oct 2024 at 17:12

Northern Ireland

Savings have left health service operating at limit, budget document states

Savings within the health service in Northern Ireland mean it is currently operating at the limit of what can be achieved without causing “catastrophic harm”, a budget assessment has said. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has further warned ...

21 Nov 2024 at 13:00

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 ...

17 May 2022 at 18:20

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 delivering a ...

26 Jan 2023 at 16:09

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

Northern Ireland

Daithi Mac Gabhann cuts cake on 75th anniversary of health service

A six-year-old who inspired a change in the organ donation laws in Northern Ireland has cut cake for healthcare workers at Stormont celebrating the 75th anniversary of the health service. The father of Daithi Mac Gabhann has ...

05 Jul 2023 at 17:57

Northern Ireland

Investment aimed at creating hundreds of thousands of extra patient appointments

A planned investment in primary care in Northern Ireland could create hundreds of thousands of additional patient appointments. The expansion of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Programme is also aimed at helping to ...

30 Jul 2025 at 15:15

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 ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:47

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, ...

19 Jul 2021 at 12:05

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