Mike Nesbitt
Stormont ministers agree to put draft budget out for public consultation
Ministers were unanimous in green-lighting the public feedback exercise.
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’
‘Extremely challenging’ winter ahead for health service as hospital admissions increase for flu
Medical chiefs have warned hospital admissions due to flu and Covid have increased in recent weeks
£1bn investment needed to fix hospital waiting lists in five years, MLAs told
Department of Health official Dr Tomas Adell briefed the Health Committee on measures needed to tackle the waiting list crisis in Northern Ireland.
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’
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
Gas pipe defect at new maternity hospital to be fixed ‘swiftly’ and will cost £50,000
The hospital, the estimated cost of which has spiralled from £57.2m to £97.1m during the almost 10-year delay, had been expected to open next year.
Ken Reid was loved and respected across Northern Ireland, funeral told
Hundreds packed into St Patrick’s Church in Ballymena Co Antrim for a service of thanksgiving for the former UTV political editor
Pseudomonas bacteria found in 459 water outlets of new maternity unit – Diane Dodds
MLAs are debating a motion calling for a full independent inquiry into delays to the completion of the new maternity and children’s hospital projects.