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Health and care services
Cancer waiting times
Almost 45 per cent of red flag cancer patients in Northern Ireland were not treated in the recommended time at…
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Health and care services
Health inequalities 2021
Life expectancy continues to increase in Northern Ireland but there are worrying signs of widening inequality gaps, especially in relation…
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Education
Closing the gap
A Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report has found that over £900 million of funding pledged to the narrowing of…
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Education
Usel’s U Shred NI secures major government contract
Leading social enterprise Ulster Supported Employment Ltd (Usel), which provides employment for people with disabilities, has won a major contract…
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Education
Remote learning: Learning loss
While it is difficult to measure the impact the switch to remote learning has had on children and young people,…
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Education
Keeping children and young people safe online
In February 2021 the Department of Health, on behalf of the Executive, published a much-delayed Online Safety Strategy and Action…
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Education
Schooling neglect
With some schools choosing to temporarily move away from academic selection in response to the pandemic, an opportunity exists to…
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Tourism
Tourism’s recovery and growth
Tourism NI Chief Executive John McGrillen looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism sector and discusses…
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Tourism
A ‘sustainable regenerative’ tourism strategy
The Department for the Economy has outlined plans to develop a “sustainable regenerative” Tourism Strategy for Northern Ireland as part…
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Public Affairs
Proposal: By-elections under STV
The Alliance Party’s Scott Moore outlines his proposal for a ‘fairer’ by-election system in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland’s assembly…
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