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New guidance needed to stop ministers putting friends on Whitehall boards

MPs call for shakeup to stop ‘super-spads’ being made non-executive directors in government departments

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

'Staffing crisis' in Northern Irish social work amid call for 'significant change'

A report by Professor Ray Jones has made a series of recommendations including the creation of a new social work body

Belfast Live · Jun 20, 2023

Ombudman slams Northern Ireland's hospital waiting list fiasco as 'systemic maladministration'

Northern Ireland currently has the longest hospital waiting lists in the UK.

Belfast Live · Jun 14, 2023

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Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 2 as Government admits rules caused 'profound pain'

The Department of Health's legal representative Fiona Scolding KC told the Covid Inquiry that different decisions may have been made with hindsight, as the probe continued its examination of the years leading up the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023

DHSC accepts restrictions caused ‘profound pain’, Covid Inquiry hears

Fiona Scolding KC, representing the Department of Health, said the Government was often faced with a choice between ‘hugely unpalatable options’.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

An investigation has found there is no documented evidence that vaccines at a Tasmanian medical clinic were stored correctly over a 20-year period.

AAP · Jun 14, 2023

The Manchester Arena bombing inquiry is over, but the fight for lasting change isn't

Families are urging the government to make sure organisations continue to learn from the mistakes of the past

Manchester Evening News · Jun 11, 2023

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Stormont health chiefs welcome Irish government funding 250 student nurses

"This planned one-year funding arrangement will be an important practical step in fostering future collaboration across the island of Ireland"

Belfast Live · Jun 10, 2023

Causeway Hospital campaigners vow to continue fight to save maternity services

Pregnant women are 'so anxious' about local hospital cut, says campaign chair

Belfast Live · Jun 10, 2023

Manchester Arena Inquiry: Government urged to regulate healthcare at big events to prevent 'unsafe care, abuse and deaths'

The Care Quality Commission is lobbying the Department of Health and Social Care to bring the 'unregulated' sector under its sphere, to enable it to take action against poor providers

Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2023

Belfast patients waiting over four years on average for first appointment

The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that cuts could see waiting lists worsen in the future

Belfast Live · May 27, 2023

Department of Health launches online tracker for specialist hospital appointment waiting times

The new webpage will allow patients to check the average waiting times for a first appointment

Belfast Live · May 25, 2023

Huge rise in alcohol deaths as Liverpool MP slams government's 'broken promises'

Walton MP Dan Carden, who has opened up about his own alcohol battle, has spearheaded the inquiry

Liverpool Echo · May 24, 2023

Tick season in Minnesota in full force, with unwelcome new visitor

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

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Belfast Live · May 23, 2023

Positive Life CEO describes Core Grant Funding cuts as 'a kick in the teeth'

The funding is offered to assist community and voluntary organisations with training and running costs

Belfast Live · May 22, 2023

Northern Ireland mental health crisis set to get worse, Audit Office report warns

Spiralling waiting lists and staff vacancies signs of an underfunded sector

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Nurses to demonstrate at Stormont over ‘escalating crisis’ in NI health service

The demonstration will come as voters across Northern Ireland head to the polls for the council elections.

Belfast Live · May 16, 2023

Student nursing cuts will impact Derry 'worse than elsewhere' with Magee set to lose out

Student numbers are set to be reduced by 300 in nursing and allied health professions

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The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

UK faces fresh wave of strikes as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.

Belfast Live · May 12, 2023

Northern Ireland dentists warn future of service now at risk and say cuts are the wrong cure

"If the axe falls on dentistry - indeed if there is a failure to provide needed investment - this service faces collapse."

Belfast Live · May 11, 2023

Weight loss injection warning from NI Department of Health over dangers of buying 'unregulated' jabs

People are being urged to consider the implications of buying drugs online from unverified websites or dubious sources

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Lack of ear, nose and throat specialists keeping Tasmanians from getting vital surgery

Tasmanians are waiting years instead of days to access vital ear, nose and throat specialist appointments. The Department of Health is trying to find a solution.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Former nurse sentenced for dosing error seeks license return

A former Tennessee nurse who was convicted of homicide last year after a medication error killed a patient is seeking to have her license restored

Belfast Live · May 5, 2023

Busy Derry GP surgery 'saved' after contract handed back as new doctor takes over

The surgery had been at risk of closure

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