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County Derry woman crosses London Marathon finish line in late dad's honour

A Claudy woman whose father died just three months ago completed the TCS London Marathon last weekend in his memory to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Gemma Warnock, an NHS physiotherapist, who now lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne was ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:54

Local News

Lack of NHS dental services impacting across County Derry

People from across County Derry are facing unparalleled difficulties accessing dental services through the NHS. Of the 18 dental practices approached by the County Derry Post across the entire county, only one dentist could offer registration to ...

16 Aug 2022 at 14:06

Northern Ireland

Charity voices alarm at ‘continued failure’ to meet cancer waiting time targets

The “continued failure” to meet cancer waiting time targets has sparked concern. Just 38.9% of patients in Northern Ireland commenced their first treatment for cancer following an urgent referral within 62 days in June, the latest statistics ...

29 Sept 2022 at 11:39

Northern Ireland

Warning of NHS 111 delays after cyber attack causes computer system outage

People seeking medical help via the NHS 111 service have been warned of delays due to a “major” computer system outage caused by a cyber attack. The issue is affecting the system used to refer patients for care, including ambulances being ...

05 Aug 2022 at 23:32

Northern Ireland

UK ‘may be over peak’ of latest wave of Covid-19 infections

Covid-19 infections in the UK have fallen for the first time in two months, though prevalence of the virus remains high, new figures show. It is the biggest sign so far that the current wave may have peaked, and comes as the number of ...

29 Jul 2022 at 15:10

Derry News

Sinn Féin pledge to inject extra £1billion into Health Service

Sinn Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has said the party will prioritise health and invest an extra £1billion into the health service if it is returned to the Executive next May. Ms Ferguson, who is standing in the Foyle seat in the forthcoming ...

15 Apr 2022 at 14:03

Northern Ireland

Nurses, ambulance staff and hospital cleaners balloted on strike action

More than 400,000 health workers are to be balloted for strikes, threatening a massive escalation of industrial unrest across the country in growing disputes over issues including pay. Unison announced that its members ranging from ...

17 Oct 2022 at 07:38

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Clients left 'heartbroken' by overhaul in delivery of local homecare

Carers in the North Derry area claim an overhaul in the delivery of local homecare, which is set to come into effect next week, has left local clients 'heartbroken'. The new homecare rota system, which is co-ordinated by the ...

31 Aug 2022 at 21:27

Northern Ireland

Minister makes appeal for new donors for human milk bank

More donors are needed for Northern Ireland’s only human milk bank – which helps premature and seriously ill babies, the health minister has said. Robin Swann visited the facility at the South West Acute Hospital in ...

22 Aug 2022 at 15:30

Local News

Unprecedented waiting times at Altnagelvin's A&E

Altnagelvin's Emergency Department- alongside emergency departments across Northern Ireland- are experiencing immense pressure as patients face unprecedented waiting times. At the beginning of the week, 110 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:00

Northern Ireland

Patients can expect a ‘bank holiday service’ during nurse strikes

Patients can expect a bank holiday-level of service in hospitals when nurses go on strike later this week, the head of the NHS Confederation has said. Matthew Taylor, who speaks for healthcare systems in ...

13 Dec 2022 at 12:12

Northern Ireland

RCN must do more to avoid patient harm during nurses’ strike – health leaders

The nursing union must do more to “avoid patient harm” and “alleviate unnecessary distress” for dying patients when nurses go on strike later this week, health leaders have said. The Royal College of ...

13 Dec 2022 at 21:24

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