Health and care services
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Bryson: supporting older people for over 100 years
Bryson Care services have actively responded to existing and emerging social need for over 100 years and central to all…
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Welfare reform’s impact on older people
Meadhbh Monahan examines the potential impact of the welfare changes. The population aged over 65 in Northern Ireland increased by…
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TF3: 1,000 patients in Northern Ireland benefitting from improved care through Telemonitoring
Modern technology and healthcare are working to help thousands of people in Northern Ireland with long term conditions take more…
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Dealing with dementia
Northern Ireland’s first dementia strategy explains how a healthy lifestyle can help to prevent the condition, but progress is slow.…
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Ending mixed-gender wards
Pressure is mounting for an end to mixed-gender wards in hospitals. Inconsistent policy is resulting in some patients receiving less…
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Critical time for social care
Transforming Your Care (TYC) and the forthcoming discussion paper from DHSSPS on adult social care and support, provide us with…
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Defining disability
An overview of how disabilities are defined and the main legal protections for people living with them. The Disability Discrimination…
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Draft disability strategy
A draft disability strategy agreed by the Executive contains 16 priorities for improving disabled people’s lives but is falling behind…
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Personal independence payment
Benefits will no longer be based on an individual’s disability, but on the impact it has on their daily lives.…
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From rights to reality: how is Northern Ireland measuring up?
Welfare reform is stereotyping disabled people and undermining their rights, Disability Action Chief Executive Monica Wilson writes. It’s time for…
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