Issue 100
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Addiction: An ‘increasingly unsustainable burden’
Substance misuse is a contributing factor in the use of an average of 200 hospital beds per day in Northern…
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Health inequalities 2020
While medical advancements have been credited as one of the core reasons people in Northern Ireland are living longer, latest…
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Comparing Covid-19 on the island of Ireland: Impossible, undesirable or doable?
There are two significant obstacles to a comprehensive understanding of the impact of Covid-19 on mortality in Ireland. One is…
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A healthy perspective
Colm Gildernew MLA, Chair of the Assembly’s Committee for Health, talks to David Whelan about the committee’s role in healthcare…
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Review ordered into RQIA resignations
An independent review has been ordered after the entire board of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) resigned following…
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Covid Co-operation
At the outbreak of the pandemic both health departments in Ireland agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to underpin co-operation…
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Blood donation rule change
Amidst efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, a landmark decision was taken to alter Northern Ireland’s unique rules on blood…
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Brexit: Future trading arrangement
With the UK having officially left the European Union, all eyes are now turned to the future trading relationship. Ireland’s…
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Post-Brexit immigration laws
A central tenet of pro-Brexit arguments, the UK Government has rolled out its vision for post-Brexit immigration, signalling its preference…
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Irish Sea border: Detail lacking
Over four months after the ratification of the withdrawal agreement, the first official statement on the potential consequences of the…
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