A Northern Ireland council has awarded Health and Social Care staff the highest civic honour to recognise their continued work across the country.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council conferred the Freedom of the City of Lisburn & Castlereagh HSC staff in Northern Ireland at a ceremony and garden party in Castle Gardens on Saturday.
The event was packed with staff from all aspects of HSC life including nurses, porters, doctors, care home workers, corporate staff, dieticians, mid-wives, pharmacists, social workers and support workers.