Northern Ireland

New interim permanent secretary for Department of Health welcomed

Former senior NHS England leader to replace outgoing Peter May in role

Mike Farrar, the new interim permanent secretary of the Department of Health.

By Paul Ainsworth

February 11, 2025 at 4:14pm GMT

New interim permanent secretary for Department of Health welcomed

Deirdre Heenan: AI and better data are key to improving our health, so why isn’t Stormont talking about it?

Health minister hints that new senior official could oversee all health trusts

MLAs slam ‘unacceptable’ ambulance waiting times

We desperately need a health service that actually works - The Irish News view

Minister Mike Nesbitt’s plan to fix the health system revealed