CLANRYE NEWS Updates on the latest health news
The Community Children’s Nursing (CCN) team in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust are hosting an event to mark their 21st birthday. The team are marking this milestone occasion with an event on Wednesday 5th October at Seagoe Parish Centre, where they will reflect on just how far they’ve come over the past two […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the roll out of the winter vaccination programme during a visit to Lisadian Private Nursing Home in Hillsborough. Residents and staff at the home are amongst the first recipients of the winter vaccination that includes the COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programme. Over the coming weeks community pharmacies will […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has expressed serious concern following reports that many women across the north are waiting three times longer than they should be for a smear test. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “The early detection and treatment of cervical cancer can save lives, it is a scandal that women are being […]
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has urged the health minister to address staff shortages at Brackenburn Clinic. The Mid Ulster MLA said: “The health minister revealed that over 500 people were on a waiting list as of April this for Brackenburn gender identity clinic with many now on the waiting list for years. “The minister […]
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has said an Executive must be formed immediately to invest an extra £1 billion to start to fix the problems in the health service. The Upper Bann MLA said: “Reports that pressures in our health service had led to 300 more deaths than expected this year are staggering and underlines […]
Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has welcomed the commencement of works at the community greenspace in Forkhill this week. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “A number of works will be carried out on the site this week, including the removal of badly overgrown shrubs, bushes and grass from the central area. “This work is scheduled to take between […]
Medical trainees at Daisy Hill Hospital now have access to the very latest training facilities with the opening of a new Education Centre. Both Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area hospitals are Queens University Teaching Hospitals. Around 110 junior doctors and medical students complete placements at Daisy Hill each year across medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, cardiology, […]
UNISON Northern Ireland Health Committee at its September meeting has resolved to join with all UNISON members in pushing for a better deal for NHS Health workers. A spokesperson for UNISON said: “We have already declared the below inflation PRB recommendation as failing to protect workers in an escalating cost of living crisis. Work is now underway on getting ballot […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that more than 120 new recruits will shortly begin training with the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS). A total of 77 full-time and 44 on-call firefighters will commence training in groups over the coming weeks and months. Some of the new firefighters will be deployed to fire […]
With children and young people back to school and day care, the Southern Trust is offering parents some useful health care advice. Health Visitors are sharing information on how to recognise and deal with common childhood symptoms and the Trust will be posting tips across its social media pages. Julie McConville, Assistant Director of Child […]
Members across Health and Social Care (HSC) will be aware that NIPSA alongside other Health Unions have been engaging with Department of Health (DOH) and Employers on a number of significant issues including pay, Staffing Levels and Travel Reimbursement. The NIPSA Health and Social Care Central Panel has met and considered the announcement from the […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed now to start to fix the health service and recruit more doctors and nurses. Commenting on reports of huge pressures at Daisy Hill Hospital, the Newry/Armagh MLA urged the DUP to end its boycott of government. Liz Kimmins said: “Reports in recent days from […]
CLANRYE NEWS