Further engagement event on public consultations

The Department of Health has announced three additional engagement events for the public consultations on reshaping stroke and breast assessment services.




Members sought for the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee

The Department of Finance has launched a public appointment competition to recruit eight members to the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC).




Social workers have a duty to represent and support NI’s marginalised in society

NI Chief Social Worker Sean Holland urged social workers to ensure the rights of the vulnerable are understood, respected and upheld, at a conference being held in Belfast for the first time.




Statement on 2018/19 Emergency Care waiting times

These figures for the year 2018/19 starkly illustrate the pressures on our Emergency Departments and on the wider health and social care system.




Northern Ireland Hospital Statistics: Emergency Care (2018/19)

The Department of Health today published annual statistics on activity and waiting times at emergency care departments (ED), and activity of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) in Northern Ireland during the year ending 31 March 2019.