Health and care services
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Technology’s role in assisting Northern Ireland’s carers
Technology can play a vital role in alleviating pressures on carers and addressing loneliness, says Ulster University’s Joan Condell. The…
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GP surgeries at risk
Staffing difficulties, workload pressures, and inadequate premises are some of the challenges putting GP surgeries at risk in Northern Ireland.…
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Health Minister Robin Swann: ‘No time for complacency’
Health Minister Robin Swann MLA discusses waiting lists, vaccination rollout and rebuilding Looking back over the course of the pandemic,…
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Vaccine hesitancy
The Department of Health has said that it does not routinely record reasons why people are choosing not to be…
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Record hospital waiting times
The pre-existing crisis of waiting lists in Northern Ireland has been compounded further by the pandemic. agendaNi assesses the scale…
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Systemic change needed at the heart of recovery
Head of British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) Fearghal McKinney reveals how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected heart patients…
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Health and social care services plan
The Strategic Framework for Rebuilding Health and Social Care Services, first released in June 2020 and updated sporadically since, provides…
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Cancer waiting times
Almost 45 per cent of red flag cancer patients in Northern Ireland were not treated in the recommended time at…
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Health inequalities 2021
Life expectancy continues to increase in Northern Ireland but there are worrying signs of widening inequality gaps, especially in relation…
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Chief Nursing Officer: Charlotte McArdle
Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer Charlotte McArdle speaks to David Whelan about workforce pressures, Covid-19 surge planning and the retained…
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