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The Department of Health has met Daisy Hill Hospital campaigners to underline that intensive work is ongoing to stabilise its services. Priorities for this stabilisation work include safeguarding service provision, minimising potential bed reductions and protecting the Emergency Department. Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May held meetings today with the Daisy Hill Hospital Future […]
Around 150 staff from across children and young people’s services in the Southern Trust have attended a conference to share best practice and celebrate excellence. A range of professionals, from medicine, nursing, social work, allied health professionals and administration participated in the one day event focussing on improving quality and safety. Key note speaker was […]
Newry City SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has called for Southern Trust “heads to roll” over the recent crisis at Daisy Hill Hospital. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) passed a motion to request management of the Trust to be held accountable at a special meeting. Councillor Chairperson Michael Savage said: “There are plans to […]
Aontú representative in Newry, and Paediatric A&E nurse, Sharon Loughran, has expressed her ‘deep concern’ over the future of Daisy Hill Hospital, after the Southern Trust announced a near 60% reduction in the number of beds. Speaking today, Ms Loughran said: “This is deeply concerning news. It’s not the case that a few beds are […]
The TUV has slammed the recent decision by the NIO to teach about abortion access at schools slamming it as a “left wing,” “woke” ideology. Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The decision of the NIO to impose the teaching of access to abortion in Northern Ireland, regardless of the ethos of schools, speaks volumes […]
Precious Life has condemned the Westminster Government’s latest push to have more babies killed by abortion in Northern Ireland. Today (Tues 6th June) Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris laid new regulations in Parliament to force all post-primary schools in Northern Ireland to teach pupils about access to abortion and prevention of pregnancy. Until now it has […]
The Southern Trust has decided to cut the number of beds at Daisy Hill Hospital due to the ongoing staffing crisis. The Trust states it is due to patient safety concerns it has been proposed that the number of beds at the hospital be reduced from 107 to 40 as an interim measure. However the […]
Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has urged the Department of Health to prioritise the delivery of the Community Care Hub in Newry. The Newry and Armagh MP spoke after writing to the Permanent secretary for Health, asking for details on a timeline for delivering the hub and urging him to prioritise the project. “The ‘Community […]
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon has said the health service urgently needs an Executive formed to address the worsening crisis in our health service. Speaking after a meeting with representatives from the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), the party’s health spokesperson said: “It is clear from listening to GP representatives that the situation across our […]
Unite Community Newry have slammed the Southern Trust for stripping vital health services from Daisy Hill Hospital. The Newry based group has called out politicians for sitting on their hands while Daisy Hill has been destroyed from within. Martin McKeown , Newry Unite Community Chairperson has condemned the Southern Trust: “ We hate to say […]
The renal unit at Daisy Hill Hospital has welcomed past staff and some of its first patients to celebrate 25 years of service. The Trustwide renal service treats patients with kidney disease from Armagh, Dungannon, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry, Mourne and some border areas of the Republic of Ireland. They have been ranked top in the UK […]
The current crisis at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry is reflective of the deep systematic crisis in the Northern Ireland health service which will result in unnecessary deaths. This is the stark view from the cross-party Daisy Hill Hospital Future Group which is calling for emergency meetings with the Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter […]
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