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    • Appointment of a Non-Executive Director to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

      Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced the appointment of a Non-Executive Director to the Belfast Health and...

      Published 12 January 2026
    • Health Minister celebrates Sarcoma UK Awards nominees

      Health Minister Mike Nesbitt was delighted to invite nominees from Northern Ireland who were recognised in Sarcoma UK’s...

      Published 9 January 2026
    • Health Minister recognises excellence in elective care

      Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has commended staff at the Day of Surgery Unit at Belfast City Hospital following the unit...

      Published 7 January 2026
    • Reappointment of Four Non-Executive Members to the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery

      Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt has announced the reappointment of four Non-Executive Members to the Northern Ireland...

      Published 31 December 2025
    • Over 1,000 health apps available to support wellbeing this winter

      The Health Minister is encouraging people to use the Health and Social Care (HSC) App Library this Festive period.

      Published 30 December 2025
    • Minister Nesbitt congratulates Chief Nursing Officer on the award of OBE

      The Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has congratulated Professor Maria McIlgorm on being awarded an Order of the British...

      Published 30 December 2025
    • Autism and Neurodiversity training now available for all HSC staff

      Autism and neurodiversity awareness training is now available for all staff within the Health & Social Care (HSC) system...

      Published 22 December 2025
    • Publication of the Annual Northern Ireland Acute Episode-Based Activity Statistics for 2024/25

      The Department of Health has published the Northern Ireland Acute Episode-Based Activity Statistics for 2024/25.

      Published 18 December 2025
    • Health and Care Services over the Christmas and New Year period

      The Department of Health is encouraging everyone to look after themselves, both physically and mentally over this...

      Published 16 December 2025
    • Department publishes 2024-25 Progress Report on the Northern Ireland Rare Diseases Action Plan

      Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has welcomed publication of the third progress report on the Northern Ireland Rare Diseases...

      Published 16 December 2025
    • Health Minister launches Community Pharmacy Palliative Care Network

      The Health Minister has launched the Community Pharmacy Palliative Care Network during a visit to McCoubrey’s Chemist in...

      Published 15 December 2025
    • Minister Nesbitt: Timely discharge is better for patients and our hospitals

      The Health Minister is reminding the public that timely discharge from hospital is vital to protect our Health and...

      Published 12 December 2025
    • Prof Ian Young to step down as DoH Chief Scientific Adviser

      Department of Health Permanent Secretary Mike Farrar has paid tribute to Professor Ian Young, who is stepping down as...

      Published 11 December 2025
    • Health Minister Praises Elective Progress

      Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has highlighted the important progress being made at Daisy Hill Hospital in helping reduce...

      Published 11 December 2025
    • Statistics from the Northern Ireland Substance misuse database: 2024/25

      The Department of Health today published “Statistics from the Northern Ireland Substance Misuse Database: 2024/25...

      Published 11 December 2025
    • Life Expectancy in Northern Ireland 2022-24

      The Department of Health today published the statistical report ‘Life Expectancy in Northern Ireland 2022-24’. The...

      Published 9 December 2025
    • Minister comments following December Monitoring Round allocation

      Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said:

      Published 9 December 2025
    • Urology Reform Transforming Patient Care

      Over 70 men have now received pioneering robotic Aquablation surgery since May 2025, marking a major leap forward in how...

      Published 9 December 2025
    • Addiction can affect anyone – Department of Health

      Over-the-counter medication can be highly addictive, that is the message from the Department of Health.

      Published 8 December 2025
    • Get Protected: get your Influenza vaccine

      As positive flu cases have nearly doubled to 954 in the last week, the Health Minister has urged the public to get...

      Published 4 December 2025

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