'I cannot go home until a care plan is in place'
Patients may be well enough to leave but they cannot be discharged because there is no care package in place at home or they ...
Health Minister: £8.4 billion and half of Northern Ireland’s government budget is not enough
THE Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said waiting lists will not improve in the next year as his department faces a “deeply ...
Northern Ireland health trusts warn delivering multi-million pound savings will impact services
Northern Ireland's health trusts have warned that delivering multi-million pound savings over the next year will be ...
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Pat Cullen: Northern Ireland healthcare system is ‘in crisis’
Read about what the former chief of the Royal College of Nursing has said about the winter crisis facing health services in ...
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Charity challenges Health Minister to address projected 51 per cent rise in dementia cases across Northern Ireland by 2040
Alzheimer’s Society has warned urgent action is needed to address the projected 51 per cent rise in dementia cases across ...
The problems with the current social care system
The sector employs 1.6 million people in England (about the same as the NHS ). There are many concerns about the sector: ...
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Co Antrim man who cares for four members of his family says there is 'very little care for carers’ in Northern Ireland
A Co Antrim man, who has ‘always been a carer’ is among other unpaid carers from Northern Ireland who have shared their ...
Northern Ireland police declare ‘major incident’ as Storm Eowyn approaches
Police in Northern Ireland have declared a major incident as Storm Eowyn approaches the region. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have urged people to stay ...
Health budget will mean 'more of the same' says minister
Stormont's health minister is warning that his budget allocation will mean that the health and social care system will face ...
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Health service pressures are dire and diabolical - O'Neill
Prof Mark Taylor, from the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care (NICON), said the lack of flow throughout hospitals was having serious consequences. Prof Taylor also said that ...
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'I cannot go home until a care plan is in place'
That is what is known as social care. Unlike the rest of the UK, health and social care are integrated in Northern Ireland but staff in both hospitals and the community say there is little ...