Mike Farrar, who was made permanent secretary in April, said he is optimistic about the future for the health service in the region.

Northern Ireland's health service is expected to face a £600 million budget shortfall. Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt described financial plans being finalised which will be "unprecedented in ...

A new £50 million training college for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been officially opened in Co ...

The Department of Health is working to assess the implications for Northern Ireland of new EU pharma proposals – which could ...

Northern Ireland's Department of Health has said that it is considering whether to vaccinate people against the sexually ...

The recruitment of up to 26 newly qualified consultants to work in Northern Ireland’s emergency departments will help ease ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Four board members of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have resigned over the past week following months of controversy at the ...

Health officials in Northern Ireland have given the go ahead for the first regional obesity management service.

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has announced a funding call for applications ...

Northern Ireland's Department of Health has said that it is considering whether to vaccinate people against the sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhoea. On Wednesday it was announced that ...