NI could have one of the best health systems in the world, says new chief - Mike Farrar, who was made permanent secretary in ...

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

Patients waiting more than two years on waiting lists are now able to pay for treatment in the Republic and claim the money ...

Almost 11,000 patients in Northern Ireland had to wait more than 12 hours at hospital emergency departments (EDs) last month, it has emerged.

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

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

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

Northern Ireland's health service is expected to face a £600 million budget shortfall. Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt ...

A review of the culture of Northern Ireland's regional cardiac unit uncovered behaviour which was "shocking and indefensible" ...

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Northern Ireland's Department of Health has said that it is considering ... The former head of the NI Civil Service was the national governor of the BBC in Northern Ireland in the 1990s.