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Government’s tobacco ban plan to be extended to Northern Ireland, Swann confirms

Government plans to protect children’s health by banning single-use vapes are to be extended to Northern Ireland, subject to approval by the Stormont Assembly. Health Minister Robin Swann confirmed the region will be included in Westminster’s ...

05 Mar 2024 at 10:09

Northern Ireland

Patient waited four-and-a-half days for emergency department treatment

A patient waited four-and-a-half days for treatment at an emergency department in a Northern Ireland hospital, health chiefs have said. It was also revealed that some non-urgent callers to the ambulance service are waiting up to 24 hours for ...

21 Dec 2022 at 16:51

Northern Ireland

CMO denies overreaching into department headed by Stormont leaders

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has denied overreaching on his responsibilities by asking to “clear” briefing papers sent to Stormont leaders during the coronavirus pandemic. Giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in Belfast, ...

10 May 2024 at 15:45

Northern Ireland

We should not let NHS ‘slip slowly away’, chief medical officer says

The NHS cannot be allowed to “slip slowly away”, Northern Ireland’s top doctor has said. Chief medical officer Professor Sir Michael McBride said staff who work in the health service in the region have a right to expect better than the ...

30 Jun 2023 at 14:22

Northern Ireland

Storey funeral had potential to undermine public health message – McBride

Northern Ireland’s top doctor has told the Covid-19 Inquiry of his concern that scenes of a large number of people attending the funeral of republican Bobby Storey during the pandemic had the potential to undermine confidence in ...

10 May 2024 at 17:14

Northern Ireland

‘Young provided advice to Department of Health but not the Executive pre-2020’

Chief Scientific Adviser Ian Young gave advice to the Department of Health but not the Executive Office before the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has been told. Chief Medical Officer Sir Michael McBride discussed the role ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:19

Northern Ireland

Covid inquiry chairwoman concerned at lack of health ethnic minority data in NI

The chairwoman of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has expressed concern at the possibility that statistics around ethnic background are not compiled in the Northern Ireland health service. The issue arose during evidence given ...

24 Sept 2024 at 13:28

Northern Ireland

Initial messaging on shielding ‘could have been more nuanced’ – Covid inquiry

Initial messaging around shielding at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been more nuanced, Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said. Close to the start of the outbreak of the pandemic in the UK ...

24 Sept 2024 at 14:04

Northern Ireland

Poots approach on Peter Corry drive-in concert was ‘unusual’, says CMO

Stormont’s chief medical officer has described as “unusual” an approach to him by former minister Edwin Poots asking about the hosting of a drive-in concert during the pandemic. The Covid-19 Inquiry was shown a ...

10 May 2024 at 16:11

Northern Ireland

Covid and flu vaccines will ease pressure on hospitals, chief doctor says

Covid and flu vaccination programmes can help to reduce pressure on Northern Ireland’s hospitals this winter, the region’s top doctor has said. Sir Michael McBride warned that while the threat from Covid has ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:54

Northern Ireland

CMO said ministers should ‘hang their heads in shame’ during pandemic

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer (CMO) sent a message stating that Stormont ministers who could not agree on lockdown measures as Covid infections rose in 2020 should “hang their heads in shame”, a ...

10 May 2024 at 18:37

Northern Ireland

No quick fix to hospital pressures in Northern Ireland – Swann

There is no quick fix to the pressures being faced in hospitals in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann has said. Mr Swann said that demands previously felt during winter peaks are now a ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:44

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