THE TRUTH ABOUT: 4 - The Untold Story

Top civil servant Robert Watt personally stepped in to end Dept of Health's Operation Transformation sponsorship

The Department of Health had been paying around €283,000 per year to sponsor the programme through its Healthy Ireland initiative – but that arrangement was brought to an abrupt end last year.

Irish Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

Department of Health to end the use of agency workers in social care by end of the month

The Department has said it is 'fully committed' to ending the use of agency social workers by June 30

Belfast Live · Jun 23, 2023

Rally to oppose Causeway Hospital maternity closure planned days before cut goes ahead

Maternity services at the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine are to cease next month

Belfast Live · Jun 23, 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

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

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

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

An unpopular season is in full swing in Minnesota, now through early July, and with a returning champion. "It's here," said the Department of Health epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 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 23, 2023