A new campaign designed to reduce the number of patients being reported missing from Emergency Departments (ED) has been launched. The idea behind the awareness campaign is to stop patients from leaving the ED without telling a member of ED staff. Involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Health & Social […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised that free Rapid Lateral Flow Tests are available online and from a network of local pharmacies. And he underlined the importance of using Rapid Lateral Flow Tests regularly to help keep family and friends safe this winter. The Minister stressed that using Lateral Flow Tests does not […]
As Christmas approaches, most of us are working through our shopping gift lists. But there’s one very special gift that we could all consider – the ‘gift of life’ through organ donation. Each year, hundreds of lives are saved and transformed by organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Last year in […]
Over the last six years, NI Water has invested a total of £15 million making improvements to over 75 miles of sewer network across Northern Ireland. £9 million has been invested in essential sewer improvement work, which is part of an ongoing programme to reduce the risk of out-of-sewer flooding and blockages, as […]
Two further suspect cases of notifiable avian influenza have been identified in a commercial poultry flock near Markethill in County Armagh and a commercial duck flock in Coagh, County Tyrone. The news follows confirmation from the National Reference Laboratory that both previous suspect cases in Aughnacloy and Broughshane were positive for Highly Pathogenic […]
A number of new options have been introduced to enable people to prove their Covid certification status. Digital recovery certificates are now available through the COVIDCert NI app – providing official confirmation of a positive Covid-19 PCR between 30 days and 180 days ago. Proof of a positive Covid-19 PCR test […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has launched a public consultation on proposals to increase the safety net for tenants in the private rented sector in relation to evictions. Minister Hargey explains, “The private rented sector is home to twice as many families with children than social housing. “Under current legislation, private renters […]
For a second year, people across Northern Ireland are being urged to help ensure every child receives a present on Christmas day, by donating to the virtual Stuff a Bus toy appeal, which aims to raise at least £75,000. Stuff A Bus Northern Ireland, which was launched by Translink in 2017, receives thousands […]
Newry-based firms Re-Gen Robotics and Connex Offsite are celebrating their success in the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Chamber Business Awards. Re-Gen Robotics won The Problem Solver category, which recognises businesses that have transformed a product/service or the market it operates in. The robotic tank cleaning company was acknowledged […]
Southern Regional College students have once again returned triumphant from the recent WorldSkills UK finals held across the UK scooping 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze and 2 highly commended medals. These outstanding results saw SRC yet again top the NI College’s leader board and achieve 3rd overall in the UK. […]
