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Palliative care funding
As people live longer, often with chronic conditions, hospices will have to treat more patients while being forced to raise…
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Age Sector Platform: health priorities
The Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament finds that one in three older people are worried about access to health and social…
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Safeguarding children
Protecting and promoting the welfare of children is now to be overseen by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland. agendaNi…
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Preventing elder abuse: Nigel Dodds
Parliament will debate Nigel Dodds’ Bill to tackle the abuse of older people in the new year. Stephen Dineen reports.…
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Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a professional organisation and a trade union. It is not a member of…
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Bairbre de Brún: greening the recovery
Europe’s economy will be left behind without a green recovery, according to Bairbre de Brún. Extra investment is needed in…
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Diane Dodds: time for an exit
Rising costs and interference mean the UK is better off outside the EU, according to Diane Dodds. The DUP MEP…
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Jim Nicholson: Europe and enterprise
Jim Nicholson wants to promote a new narrative about Northern Ireland, with more businesses exploring European opportunities. Peter Cheney asks…
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How others see Europe
Insularity and caution will damage Europe’s standing in the world, according to diplomats. Peter Cheney considers the view from New…
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European Parliament visitors’ centre
Peter Cheney visits the Parlamentarium, the European Parliament’s new visitors’ centre in Brussels. To promote itself to an apathetic public,…
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