Health minister
Minister Mike Nesbitt’s plan to fix the health system revealed
The UUP minister said the plan was focused on ‘stabilisation, reform and delivery’
Health minister to parents: Think about other options before bringing children to hospital during winter period
Paediatricians have issued advice as part of winter plans
Belfast Trust officials called to answer questions over maternity hospital ‘omnishambles’
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt revealed fresh snags at the Royal Victoria Hospital site as MLAs back an inquiry into the long-delayed project.
Mike Nesbitt must take control as delays and cost overruns plague Belfast’s new regional maternity hospital - The Irish News view
If all had gone to plan, the first babies born in the new maternity hospital would be about to celebrate their ninth birthdays
Northern Ireland’s health minister warns budget to remain ‘highly challenging’ next year
As pay disputes with health workers continue, Mike Nesbitt said he already expects next year’s budget to be inadequate.
Hospital parking charges - infrastructure work begins to enable free parking by 2026
It comes two years after the Hospital Parking Charges Act was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly
Health minister needs to see there’s more than one crisis point facing NHS - The Irish News view
Irish News leader on health service woes
Health workers ‘angry’ after pay offer
The British Medical Association says anger among doctors is ‘unprecedented’
Mike Nesbitt won’t support funding allocation that breaks health workers’ pay parity
The health minister said he was still £100m short of the cash needed for a 5.5% pay award to workers
Health service braces itself for ‘very difficult’ winter period
Patients in Northern Ireland are being urged to ease winter hospital pressures through vaccinations, using pharmacies for sore throats and a phone-first service.