An extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been secured by the UK government to help support the booster Covid-19 vaccination programme beginning from the Autumn. To protect the most vulnerable ahead of the Winter, the government is preparing for a booster programme based on the clinical need to ensure people […]
New guidance that will facilitate increased visiting in care settings here is being finalised, Health Minister Robin Swann has stated. Guidance is being updated for visiting in hospitals (including Maternity), hospices and care homes. New guidance is expected to be published imminently and, to allow preparations to be made in care […]
The Department of Health has published an update on its COVID-19 Response Strategy, detailing the wide range of actions undertaken in response to the pandemic. The document outlines key work initiated in different spheres including new testing technologies, contact tracing, supporting capacity and resilience in the system, rebuilding plans, primary care, COVID centres, […]
A vital programme aimed at raising awareness of the importance of bowel screening is now available online to support the recent rollout of a new, simpler bowel cancer screening kit in Northern Ireland. The Women’s Resource and Development Agency’s (WRDA) ground-breaking online screening awareness programme was originally developed to help tackle inequalities in […]
Lisburn digital transformation specialist Xperience IT is to invest over £1.5million and create 16 jobs as part of plans to expand its business offering with a new IT service platform. The company provides cloud computing and managed IT services, as well as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, to […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has called for a new road safety strategy with ambitious targets to seriously reduce deaths occurring on the road network. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated, “2020 saw 56 people lose their lives on the roads, the same number of people as the year before despite the lower […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has welcomed the introduction of Irish language signage on the West Belfast Glider route. From this week, internal passenger information will display bilingual onboard “next stop” signage. This will be implemented on Glider services operating from Millfield to McKinstry Road and at the Colin Connect Hub. Speaking […]
With lockdown restrictions lifting and more leisure activities resuming, the Southern Trust is reminding people with urgent but not critical symptoms to ‘Phone First’ before attending Emergency Departments or Minor Injuries services. Patients, including children, considering attending Emergency Departments or the Minor Injuries Services at Craigavon, Daisy Hill or South Tyrone Hospital with […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced more than 1,300 nursing and midwifery pre-registration training places at Northern Ireland universities this year. The commissioning retains the number of training places at the overall record high of 1,325, first reached last year. The Minister said, “The commissioning of these pre-registration programmes reaffirms my […]
The Southern Trust has invested £140,000 in upgrading oxygen supply across Craigavon and Daisy Hill hospitals. Oxygen supply at Craigavon Area Hospital has increased by 150% while Daisy Hill’s is now improved by 250%. Helen O’Neill, Director of Finance, Procurement and Estates for the Southern Trust explains, “As the COVID-19 pandemic […]
