Health and care services
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Family carers: Northern Ireland is lagging
agendaNi looks at the current push to support informal carers in Northern Ireland, a valuable resource to health and care…
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Improving health outcomes for older people via technology
Dr Joan Condell is lead investigator on a three-year transnational Interreg project ‘SENDoc’ (Smart sENsor Devices fOr rehabilitation and Connected…
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Governance questioned on care findings
The recent findings of a “horrific catalogue of inhuman and degrading treatment” at a Belfast care home also served to…
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A strategic approach to social work
Northern Ireland’s Chief Social Worker Sean Holland assesses the performance of the 10-year Social Work Strategy at its mid-way point and…
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Dementia friendly: from home to high street
Approximately 20,000 people live with dementia in Northern Ireland and with an ageing population; the figure is set to rise.…
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BMA: towards a diverse workforce
Workforce planning is central to solving the challenges facing the health service in Northern Ireland. There are not enough doctors…
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Transforming healthcare in Northern Ireland
Microsoft hosted a round table discussion on the role of technology in transforming healthcare in Northern Ireland. What role can…
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Focus on antibiotics
On his 10th year as Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health Michael McBride writes for agendaNi about his…
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Social care matters: It’s everyone’s business
NISCC, as the regulator for the social work and social care workforce, has recently launched two major reports examining the…
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Cross-border cardiology
Dr Albert McNeill, Clinician for Cardiology in the Western Health and Social Care Trust and President of the Irish Cardiac…
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