Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has today launched the Department’s 2025/26 Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan, setting out key measures to protect health and social care services during another challenging winter period.

The Department of Health has today published ‘Children’s Social Care Statistics for Northern Ireland 2024/25’.

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has responded to the publication of a review of Invest NI investments that she commissioned to ensure it is not supporting projects that arm Israel.

Finance Minister John O’Dowd has confirmed his intention to drive forward reform in the management of shared property following the completion of a departmental scoping study.

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has welcomed significant and sustained progress in reducing some of the longest waits for care across Northern Ireland’s health service.