Health and care services
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Time to change the narrative
The reduction of waiting lists and delivery of excellent care is a shared goal, it is time for a plan…
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Vision for future of nursing and midwifery
The Department of Health’s Shaping the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in Northern Ireland: A Strategic Vision for 2023–2028, which…
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Towards a new Public Health Act
A public consultation on a prospective replacement public health bill has now closed amid much recrimination from within the Executive…
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A truly inclusive healthcare environment
Following scenes of racist violence in August 2024 in parts of Northern Ireland, which left some healthcare staff feeling anxious,…
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Consecutive cut for investment in general practice services
Investment in Northern Ireland’s general practice services remains the lowest in the United Kingdom. A new report published by the…
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encompass: Transforming healthcare
Following the launch of a new regional digital patient record system in Northern Ireland by the South Eastern Health and…
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Digitalisation and the healthcare transformation jigsaw
Following the milestone launch of an integrated care record system in one of Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care (HSC)…
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PCC: The public’s voice in health and social care
The vision of the Patient Client Council (PCC) is for a health and social care service actively shaped by the…
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Winter Preparedness Plan branded ‘disappointing’
The Department of Health’s Winter Preparedness Plan 2023/2024 has been branded as “disappointing” by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine,…
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Health budget: Department projects £732 million shortfall
With the Budget allocating a total of £7.3 billion in funding for health spending, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,…
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