CLANRYE NEWS Updates on the latest health news
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has welcomed 16 new midwives who are fulfilling their dream “of caring for women and their babies at this significant time in their lives”. They are a welcome addition to the Trust maternity team, who supports women and their families, before, during and after birth, in hospital, community […]
A fundraising coffee morning has been held in Portadown to mark this year’s Homelessness Awareness Week. South Area Housing Executive staff hosted the event alongside Emmanuel Church to provide support for Craigavon Area Food Bank and Social Supermarket. Mark Ingham, the Housing Executive’s Area Manager for the South, said: “We wanted to support the work […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the passing of her party’s motion in the Assembly on Monday calling for improved regulation for non-surgical cosmetic treatments. The party’s health spokesperson said: “Non-surgical cosmetic treatments, such as botox and dermal fillers, are becoming increasingly popular, and it is important we have the proper regulations in place […]
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced an additional £3.7million for homelessness and £3million to support NIHE service delivery but added that collective effort is needed to deal with the growing challenge in our society. At the start of Homelessness Awareness week, the Minister outlined his support for a motion in the Northern Ireland Assembly which called […]
By Donal McMahon A “disappointing” new two year delay to developing the £88m Newry Community Treatment and Care Centre (CTCC) has been criticised as “bad business”. The updated 2029 timeframe has been revealed this week by the Southern Trust during a special meeting with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC). The ‘health hub’ project […]
By Donal McMahon A Co Down rep has criticised low levels of fines for littering and dog mess amid a two and a half year investigation into “the worst street in Ireland” for pet fouling. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s (NMDDC) environment committee was presented with an update this week on its enforcement improvement […]
Education Minister Paul Givan has today announced a significant new initiative to fund and roll out Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to all schools in Northern Ireland. A recent survey has indicated that less than half of schools in Northern Ireland currently have a defibrillator on site. The Department of Education will provide over £700,000 of funding […]
Newry Chamber held its inaugural International Men’s Day Event at Newry City AFC Social Club on Friday 22nd November. The full house event, sponsored by Duality Healthcare was a huge success and enjoyed by everyone who attended with the consensus that it will now be an annual event in the Chamber’s calendar. Two panels of […]
By François Vincent ‘Daisy Hill Future Group’ representatives, Karl Hughes and Dr Donal Duffin were given speaking rights at last Thursday’s (November 21) Southern HSC Trust board meeting. Part of their address was around what they see as the need for Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital to work more closely together. Secretary of […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has hit out at the Executive’s repeated failures to address rising fuel poverty. Mr McNulty criticised a delayed winter fuel support scheme for pensioner households excluded from the Winter Fuel Payment, which won’t be paid until March 2025. Speaking following a statement from the Minister for Communities to the Assembly, Mr […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has called on the Minister and Executive to intervene urgently to address the problems at NI Water. Mr McNulty said the state of the wastewater system was delaying infrastructure projects across the North. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “The crisis at NI Water requires immediate intervention […]
Work is commencing at hospital sites across Northern Ireland in preparation for the removal of car parking charges in May 2026. Health and Social Care Trusts have been preparing to introduce the necessary infrastructure for a new traffic management system since the Hospital Parking Charges Act was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2022. […]
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