Belfast Trust statement on children’s cancer treatments ‘delays’ amid nurse staffing issues
It follows a report that some children had chemotherapy treatment delayed due to a lack of specialist nurses…
Trust told to move ‘at pace’ as NHS decision looms for NI boy with rare condition
Mum of Newry boy Alfie casts doubt on ability of NI health service to roll out new medicine,…
Assaults on frontline health workers average nearly three a day in Western Trust
“The overall trajectory over the last five years is alarming,” warns MLA 21:28, 05 Aug 2025Updated 22:35, 05…
Fake weight loss medication ‘poses direct danger to health’ in Northern Ireland, public warned
It follows a significant spike in demand for weight-loss medication which has seen people turning to unregulated or…
Catherine Sherry: Calls to act on all-island cancer services after death of woman forced to travel to London for care available in Dublin
‘The treatment Catherine needed was just 60 miles down the road in Dublin, but she wasn’t able to…
Patients to be rehoused during work to fix damp at Belfast mental health unit
Work to fix the issues will take approximately three and a half years with estimated costs of up…
NI health department in discussions about accepting a number of seriously injured children from Gaza
It’s understood that any decision will be subject to Executive approval. Plans to evacuate more seriously ill or…
NRS Healthcare: Health department working on ‘contingencies’ as NI’s only wheelchair repair company on verge of collapse
Healthcare company that repairs wheelchairs in Northern Ireland is on the brink of going bust The only company…
Mike Nesbitt announces plan to “double” appointments and ease GP pressure
The MDT programme brings health professionals such as physios, nurses, social workers and mental health practitioners together to…
GPs to reduce ‘unfunded’ work as part of dispute over finances
GPs across Northern Ireland are to reduce the “unfunded work” they carry out, the British Medical Association (BMA)…