‘Nothing short of an insult’: Campaign group calls on Health Minister to intervene in SWAH surgery row
The Western Trust are to this week discuss permanently removing the service South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in…
Belfast Maternity Hospital: Fears contractor would ‘walk away’ from £671m Children’s Hospital amid ‘legal issues’ over Maternity Hospital, internal documents reveal
The new regional children’s hospital project has faced protracted delays Health officials were concerned a contractor behind Belfast’s…
Belfast Maternity Hospital: Fears contractor would ‘walk away’ from £671m Children’s Hospital amid ‘legal issues’ over Maternity Hospital, internal documents reveal
The new regional children’s hospital project has faced protracted delays Health officials were concerned a contractor behind Belfast’s…
Executive urged to back health pay awards – The Irish News
HEALTH unions have urged the Stormont Executive not to repeat last year’s delays to pay awards, warning it…
Minister’s approach to GPs ‘pushing medics into the private sector’
It follows the recent decision by the Mike Nesbitt to impose a financial settlement that had been overwhelmingly…
Up to 26 emergency consultants to be hired for NI hospitals this year – The Irish News
THE health minister has welcomed the recruitment of up to 26 consultants to ease emergency room pressures across…
Northern Ireland’s life expectancy drops two years behind Republic – The Irish News
Northern Ireland residents are projected to live two years less than in the Republic, a new report has…
NI doctor warns of ‘enormous gap’ in health services: ‘How much worse does it have to get?’
Dr Clodagh Corrigan, the deputy chair of the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, warned there is a…
Corridor care patients to be included in hospital bed counts – The Irish News
The number of patients being treated in hospital corridors will be officially recorded for the first time in…
GPs to open ballot after contract talks break down – The Irish News
GPs in Northern Ireland will vote next week over funding levels that are said to be pushing many…