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Derry graduate Bronagh keeps last promise to baby daughter Sofia

A graduate from North West Regional College (NWRC) who completed the Access Adult Learning course and is now studying Nursing at Ulster University (UU), said the medical care and love that was given to her terminally ill baby daughter, Sofia, ...

23 May 2022 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Inquest hears of final moments of teenager shot in 1975

An inquest has heard of the final moments of a teenager who was shot dead in the grounds of a Belfast hospital almost half a century ago. Patrick Crawford, 15, was struck while walking through the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on ...

21 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Wide-ranging guest list for service of thanksgiving

Scotland’s First Minister and other politicians will join members of the royal family and people from all areas of public life at a service of thanksgiving for the Queen’s life. The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Alison ...

12 Sept 2022 at 15:52

Health

Mum whose ‘snoring’ was a sign of cardiac arrest is saved by her teenage daughter who was sharing her bed by a fluke and had learned CPR at school

A mum whose life was saved by an incredible series of coincidences when her snoring was in fact a sign of cardiac arrest told how her teenage daughter who had fallen asleep in her bed performed CPR learned at school to keep her ...

28 Apr 2022 at 08:25

DerryNow

'I'm very lucky to be alive'

While suffering from a toothache back in April 2022, Shane Carmichael could never have imagined that within days he would be fighting for his life. During a visit to the out-of-hours dentist, the Bellaghy man was told that he ...

10 May 2023 at 19:33

Northern Ireland

Hospital ED operating beyond capacity and core purpose, report finds

The emergency department (ED) at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast will continue to operate beyond capacity and purpose without reform, an inspection report has warned. The Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority ...

26 Jul 2023 at 11:34

Northern Ireland

Neurologist gave patients drugs with toxic side-effects, tribunal told

An assessment report into a Belfast-based neurologist found that he repeatedly failed to make correct diagnoses, which led to patients inappropriately being given drugs with “serious and toxic side-effects”, a fitness ...

04 Sept 2023 at 11:56

Northern Ireland

Coroner to probe deaths of patients treated by Dr Michael Watt

A coroner is to examine the hospital deaths of a number of patients who were treated by neurologist Dr Michael Watt. Coroner Joe McCrisken held a number of pre-inquest reviews at Laganside Courthouse on Monday, where ...

22 Jan 2024 at 17:01

Donegal Live

Retired teacher's remarkable recovery after kidney transplant and meningitis

As soon as you get chatting with retired Ballyshannon and Bundoran secondary school teacher Ray McGough you can feel the pure joy in his voice. And that is no coincidence, for just over a month ago, his health was ...

20 Feb 2023 at 16:33

Professional performance of neurologist unacceptable, tribunal finds

The professional performance of a neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients has been found to be unacceptable following a medical tribunal. The panel is now set to consider Dr ...

02 Nov 2023 at 15:25

Belfast neurologist struck off medical register following tribunal hearing

Belfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt has been struck off the medical register following a tribunal. Dr Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients. A medical tribunal last week ...

06 Nov 2023 at 16:04

Northern Ireland

GMC argues for erasure of neurologist Dr Michael Watt from medical register

The General Medical Council (GMC) has argued during a tribunal for the erasure from the medical register of the neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients. It comes after ...

03 Nov 2023 at 12:54

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