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Health Minister Robin Swann is again urging people to look after their mental health and wellbeing. The Health Minister said: “The impact and experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has been different for everyone, but there’s no doubt it continues to be a difficult time for everyone. The pandemic has caused uncertainty and complicated our daily lives and routines and added to […]
SDLP Minister and Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon has today written to the Secretary of State for Health after reports that the British Government has purchased 114 million more doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to call for support for communities across the globe in the fight against covid-19. Ms Mallon said: “While it is absolutely […]
SDLP Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly has welcomed extra funding for greenway and active travel projects in the area. The additional £2m funding for councils across the North was announced by SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon on Tuesday. The money will go to support the development of active travel schemes and greenway projects over the […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed additional funding for Greenways across the north. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “I welcome an additional £2 million for Councils to assist them with active travel schemes and greenway projects. “I’m also delighted that this includes money for a number of greenways within the Newry area. “Sinn […]
Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon has announced extra capital funding of £2 million for Councils to assist them in developing and delivering active travel schemes and greenway projects in 2021/22 and 2022/23. Minister Mallon said: “In June 2021, I announced that I intended to make £2.5 million of capital funding available from my Blue Green Infrastructure Fund […]
A new training programme focusing on raising awareness of trauma and its potential impacts on children has been launched today. The training provides an opportunity for the entire education sector workforce of approximately 60,000 staff members to improve their understanding of trauma. This includes over 20,000 teachers and approximately 40,000 support staff working in schools […]
A range of sustained actions are needed to drive down Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 infection rate, Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised. Welcoming the Executive’s decision to introduce Covid certification for hospitality settings, the Minister said: “Certification must be seen as one piece in a jigsaw of required measures. Other measures include significantly increased use of face […]
Craigavon Area Hospital is now one of five Regional Paediatric Cardiac Centres across Ireland, as part of the All-Island Congenital Heart Disease Network. The centres aim to provide timely cardiac services for children and families closer to home, avoiding the need to travel to Dublin or Belfast unless necessary. Before 2018, children from Northern Ireland […]
A team who provide “exceptional care and compassion” have been chosen as the very worthy recipients of an award created in honour of an inspirational nurse who died earlier this year. Coalisland District Nursing Team became the first recipient of the ‘Edel Corr award for Outstanding Compassionate Care’, which has been created by the Southern […]
Sinn Féin ABC councillor Liam Mackle has welcomed the JCVI recommendation to extend the booster vaccines to the 18 to 39-year-old age group. Cllr Mackle said: “Monday’s announcement that the booster vaccine programme has been extended to include younger people is very welcome . “The COVID booster vaccination has been shown to be highly effective […]
With increasing cases of respiratory viruses and tummy bugs circulating in the community, 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 sharing tips across its social media pages. Julie McConville, Assistant Director […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said DUP Economy Minister Gordon Lyons’ reckless proposal to scrap the agreed vaccine certification scheme will put the public at risk. Mr McGrath said that by refusing to introduce mitigations like vaccine certifications the Economy Minister was risking collapse in the health service and further restrictions being introduced which […]
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