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THE north’s largest privately-owned care home operator Healthcare Ireland has set out plans to create as many as 950 jobs as part of a multi-million pound investment plan backed by a specialist US investment company.

More than 100,000 no shows, no warning, for appointments at hospitals over a year, leading to inefficiencies, longer waiting lists 

A CHARITY supporting deaf people has urged health and social care trusts across Northern Ireland to use "game-changing" transparent face masks.

HEALTH and social care trusts have been warned it is "gone time" for them to fully re-open adult day care facilities, after being accused of `shamefully dragging their feet'.

HEALTH Trusts are poised to reopen vaccine slots to the over-40s after restricting appointments for the Pfizer jab to a younger age group due to concerns about AstraZeneca side-effects.

HOSPITAL appointments via video call or telephone between doctors and their patients will continue to be part of the post-Covid health service - with face-to-face appointments reserved for urgent and priority patients.

WARNINGS about shortages of vital PPE masks required for a second coronavirus wave have been revealed - with supply "uncertain" beyond the end of summer.

THREE health trusts have issued notices over the holiday season warning people only to come to A&E if they require urgent treatment.

MAJOR disruption is expected today across the north's health service with thousands of hospital appointments and operations cancelled as well as community day services affected due to strike action.

ALL five health trusts across Northern Ireland have again missed cancer treatment waiting time targets.