Northern Ireland’s £300m private healthcare spend ‘draining capacity’ – The Irish News
Over £300m spent by NI health trusts on private providers in the last five years is “draining capacity”…
Northern Ireland patients three times more likely to be on hospital waiting lists than those in the Republic – The Irish News
Northern Ireland patients are three times as likely to be waiting for hospital treatment as those in the…
Patient ‘bypassed’ South West Acute Hospital ahead of three day wait in Altnagelvin ED months before death – The Irish News
The Western Trust has been criticised after a Fermanagh patient was forced to wait in Altnagelvin Hospital’s emergency…
Pat Cullen calls for move to all-island health system – The Irish News
Sinn Féin MP and former head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen says that the current…
Derry woman with MS forced to fundraise for own carers or end up in nursing home – The Irish News
A Co Derry woman with Multiple Sclerosis is using a JustGiving page to pay for private carers after…
Belfast Trust bullying report warns of “ongoing risk” to patient safety – The Irish News
A report into bullying among some heart surgeons in the Belfast Trust has concluded “there is little trust…
Why a thousand people in Northern Ireland have signed up to donate their body to science – The Irish News
Most people will be aware that you can opt to have your organs donated following your death, but…