Health and care services
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Day care: Facilitating community living
With a growing population living longer placing unprecedented pressure on the health system, there is a recognisable need for change…
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Improving care services for older people
Northern Ireland is growing older, with life expectancy increasing faster than ever before. But what does this mean when it…
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Why resolving the crisis in adult social care cannot wait
Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland is in deep crisis which is worsening by the day, writes Pauline Shepherd, Chief…
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Smart technology facilitating longer home living
With a growing push to ensure a population, which is growing and living longer, can continue to live in their…
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New CEO for Praxis Care as founder retires
Leading learning disability and mental health charity, Praxis Care, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive, Nevin Ringland, after…
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Digitising and standardising healthcare
Head of eHealth and EU Engagement at the Department of Health, Elaine Colgan, talks to agendaNi about the digitisation of…
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Rising healthcare cost of alcohol intake by older adults
Latest figures put the healthcare costs of alcohol misuse by older people in Northern Ireland at a conservative estimate of…
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A picture of health
Government departments across Northern Ireland have operated in a political vacuum since January 2017, with many significant decisions on standby…
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Muckamore: “A culture of tolerating harm”
A review of procedures at Muckamore Abbey Hospital has identified a catalogue of failures, including allegations of physical and mental…
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Radius: Working in partnership
Radius Housing is providing greater assistance in the fight against homelessness through strengthening relationships with partner charities, serving the most…
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