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The Department of Health is today making two significant health protection announcements
Boys aged 12-13 in Northern Ireland are to be offered a vaccine to protect them against Human Papillomavirus (HPV)...
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Chief Medical Officer opens Addiction NI conference
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride, officially opened Addiction NI’s 40th anniversary conference in Belfast today...
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Transformation - Health Blog by DoH Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly
“I would like to cover two key issues in this health blog – why we need transformation; and where we are at now.
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Health summit planned on the review of urgent and emergency care
A health service summit is to be held on the future shape of urgent and emergency care in Northern Ireland.
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Reappointment of a non-executive lay member to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS)
The Department of Health has announced the reappointment of Non-Executive Lay Member Mr Kenneth Henning MBE to the...
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Extension of one non-executive Dental Member to the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA)
The Department of Health has announced the extension of one non-executive dental member to the Northern Ireland Medical...
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Appointment of a Non-Executive Finance Member and two non-executive Lay Members to the Patient and Client Council
The Department of Health has announced the appointment of a Non-Executive Finance Member and two Non-Executive Lay...
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Physician Associates Students represent First for Northern Ireland
A new era in the provision of health care locally has been unveiled with the appointment of the first tranche of...
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A time for change in stroke services - Dr Ivan Wiggam, Clinical Director
The Department of Health has launched a public consultation on proposals to reshape stroke care across Northern Ireland...
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Appointment of a non-executive chair of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS)
The Department of Health today announced the appointment of a Non-Executive Chair to the Northern Ireland Blood...
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Publication of NI Cancer Waiting Times Statistics Release (October – December 2018)
The Department of Health today published the NI Cancer Waiting Times Statistics Release for October, November and...
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Statement on Northern Ireland Cancer Waiting Times Statistics
The latest statistics highlight a welcome improvement in meeting the 14 day target for suspected breast cancer
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Health Inequalities Annual Report 2019
The Department of Health today published the Health Inequalities Annual Report 2019.
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Victims of domestic and sexual abuse urged to call 24 hour helpline
There is a way out of abusive relationships said the Interim Chief Executive of Nexus NI who is encouraging people who...
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Northern Ireland must not and will not be left behind on stroke treatment, the Department of Health today stressed
A public consultation on reshaping stroke services has been launched, with plans to create specialised Hyperacute Stroke...
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Public consultation on breast assessment proposals
The Department of Health has published proposals for the future of breast assessment services in Northern Ireland.
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Ambulance Service technicians undertaking a Paramedic foundation degree
Emergency Medical Technicians employed by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) are undertaking professional...
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Radical plans to transform day surgery across Northern Ireland are being accelerated by the Department of Health
Last October, day case surgery hubs – elective care centres – were announced for cataract and varicose vein procedures...
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Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-Related Deaths – Progress Report
The Department of Health today published an update on the ongoing work to implement the recommendations of the Inquiry...
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Department announces weight loss surgery centre proposals
Proposals for Northern Ireland’s first health service bariatric surgery centre are to be taken forward by a service...