Health and Care Services report
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Heart health: A life saving focus
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the largest independent funder of heart and circulatory disease research in Northern Ireland. Formed…
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Ministerial priorities for the health reform jigsaw
Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt MLA has outlined his primary policy pieces to complete the health reform jigsaw, the details…
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Hospital network reform avoids closures
An uncosted plan to reform Northern Ireland’s hospital network will require “every square inch of current acute hospital capacity”, Health…
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Partnering with the public to tackle health inequalities
Being able to hear, understand, and strategically address people’s issues is vital to tackling the causes of persistent health inequalities,…
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With such an enormous impact now and into the future, we cannot afford to ignore dementia
Many of you reading this will personally know the impact of dementia on those living with it. It is a…
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Transforming the future of health and social care
Chief Digital Information Officer at the Department of Health, Dan West, discusses the current and future benefits of ongoing digital…
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Suicide prevention strategy extended amid ongoing crisis
Although more than 28 per cent of individuals who died by suicide in 2022 were in contact with the relevant…
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Newry, Mourne and Down: Delivering improvements to health and wellbeing
With its mission of a healthy and sustainable district, which provides better economic, environmental and social outcomes for all, Newry,…
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Towards a more integrated social care system
In May 2024, the Health and Social Care (HSC) announced that it would broaden care service provision through the integrated…
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Mental health strategy implementation ‘deeply disappointing’
Despite a 10-year blueprint for mental health service improvement, “derisory” funding means that it will be impossible for this strategy…
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