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‘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 during evidence to the ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:19

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 reduced, it is still capable of ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:54

Northern Ireland

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 ...

05 Mar 2024 at 10:09

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 public inquiry has ...

10 May 2024 at 18:37

Northern Ireland

Chief medical officer denies straying into political issues during pandemic

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer (CMO) has denied straying into overtly political issues during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sir Michael McBride also rejected a suggestion he over-reached on his responsibilities by asking ...

10 May 2024 at 17:52

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 ...

10 May 2024 at 17:14

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

NI less prepared for pandemic in 2020 than it was a decade earlier, inquiry told

A three-year political impasse and ongoing budget uncertainty left the health system in Northern Ireland less well equipped to deal with a pandemic than it had been a decade earlier, the region’s chief medical ...

10 May 2024 at 12:48

Northern Ireland

Red flag referral and screening routes can improve cancer survival rates – study

The importance of red flag referrals and screening routes for early diagnosis of cancer to improve survival rates for people in Northern Ireland has been highlighted in a report. The study from the Northern ...

04 Jun 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

10 May 2024 at 15:45

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 ...

24 Sept 2024 at 14:04

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 ...

24 Sept 2024 at 13:28

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