healthcare
‘Things can hit a bit harder at Christmas’ - Belfast health workers on shift this week speak to the Irish News
The health workers showing up for patients on Christmas day spoke of keeping a festive atmosphere while staying ready for the next emergency.
Co Armagh girl Etta’s Christmas appeal for double organ transplant
Last Christmas, Olly Cartmill (4) from Bessbrook received a kidney transplant from his grandmother. Now his little sister Etta is waiting for both a kidney and liver transplant.
Specialist doctors in Northern Ireland accept pay offer
SAS doctors accepted an up to 7.1% increase, calling it a ‘credible step towards pay restoration’.
Cosmetic clinic that secretly filmed patients is ‘not safe’, watchdog finds
A damning report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Doncaster-based Elements Medical was inadequate in every area it inspected.
Fresh calls for cervical screening inquiry as two senior medics quit
Two senior medics in Northern Ireland’s cervical screening programme warned of ‘another major scandal’ without reform of services.
Safe sleeping warning for young families over Christmas
The Public Health Agency has shared advice to reduce the risk of sudden infant death over the holiday period.
Difficult decisions for employers after national insurance hike, says minister
James Murray was speaking as he defended legislation designed to introduce the main tax rise outlined in the autumn budget.
Pay deal reached for north’s healthcare workers as unions accept ‘enhanced’ offer
Health minister welcomes agreement and says he regrets not being able to reach it in ‘quicker, cleaner manner’
Ambulance wait deaths in Northern Ireland treble in five years
Shocking figures show 50 people died while waiting for an ambulance in 2023/24, up from 16 in 2021/22
MLAs criticise health reform plans as a ‘wishlist’ and ‘lacking in detail’
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he hoped his three-year plan for health and social care would offer ‘hope and ambition’