Health and care services
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Valuing and supporting older people
An ageing population is an achievement for society rather than a burden but one which brings new challenges for how…
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Making Later Life Better
Age NI’s vision for older people envisages more people living independent and healthy lives into older age, a higher quality…
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TYC: caring for older people
Four years on from the Transforming Your Care (TYC) review, the Health and Social Care Board continues to emphasise the…
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A helping hand in later years
Peter Cheney visits Harryville Men’s Shed to find out how it helps older men enjoy more active and healthy lives…
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Innovation in services
agendaNi summarises how new thinking is helping to improve health and care for the older population. Despite criticism, the Transforming…
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Improving quality in acute care
The health regulator’s report highlights room for improvement. A major report into older people’s experiences in acute care was published…
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Transforming health: the next steps
Neil Jordan, Microsoft’s General Manager for Worldwide Health, shares his perspective on health ICT and its potential in Northern Ireland,…
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Children’s heart surgery relocation
Effective cross-border working is vital in providing a new service for paediatric heart surgery. Fiona McQuade reports. An all-island network…
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Meeting the challenges of ageing
How Fold services respond to the needs of older people living independently. Almost one in 10 people are aged over…
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Making progress on TYC
Amid a difficult financial climate, Transforming Your Care Director Pamela McCreedy has summarised how the programme is improving life for…
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