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UPDATE: Visiting Guidance for Western Trust Hospitals

The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) is continuing with its current visiting guidance to hospital sites allowing for one visit, for one hour per day per patient from three nominated visitors. Exceptions continue to apply in some ...

02 Aug 2022 at 15:33

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Western Trust Lead Radiographer receives prestigious award

North West Cancer Centre Lead Clinical Specialist Radiographer, Malcolm Wilkinson, has received an accolade for inspirational leadership in the CHKS Award 2022 for his work in the Radiotherapy Department at the NWCC, Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry. ...

29 Jul 2022 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Woman launching legal challenge over waiting lists hopes case will help others

A woman taking a legal case against Northern Ireland’s health authorities after a five-year wait for a diagnosis say she hopes it will help all those struggling on spiralling waiting lists. Eileen Wilson, a mother-of-six who lives in east ...

22 May 2022 at 12:07

Local News

Derry's Maybrook Day Centre service users complete council waste and recycling course

Service users at Maybrook Day Centre on Derry's Racecourse Road have recently completed the local council's waste and recycling course. Eight service users took part in the course that took place every Wednesday for 12 weeks, assisted by ...

25 Feb 2022 at 16:33

Northern Ireland

Elderly patient dies after wait in ambulance outside ‘pressured’ hospital

An elderly patient died after her condition worsened while she was waiting in an ambulance outside a busy hospital, triggering an internal review. The unidentified woman died in the emergency department at the Ulster Hospital in ...

01 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Derry News

Derry nurse awarded British Empire Medal for services to Occupational Health

Altnagelvin Occupational Health Nurse, Alacoque McCaffrey, has been awarded a British Empire medal for services to Occupational Health, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alacoque, originally from Strabane, has 20 years ...

02 Jun 2022 at 14:33

Northern Ireland

Maternity services stopped at hospital following concerns over some births

Midwifery-led maternity services at the Lagan Valley hospital in Co Antrim are to be temporarily stopped following concerns about a small number of births at the unit. A spokesperson for the South Eastern health and social ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Hospital dealt with ‘busloads of injured’ after Omagh bombing

The moments when hospital staff were faced with “busloads of bleeding and injured men, women and children” in the immediate aftermath of the Omagh bombing have been described in newly released archive documents. Reports ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Winter vaccinations campaign will offer flu and Covid jabs to more than 1m in NI

More than 1m flu and Covid-19 vaccinations are to be offered to people in Northern Ireland this winter. The Public Health Agency (PHA) said the winter vaccination campaign would help protect those most at risk from ...

11 Sept 2022 at 11:33

Local News

Mature student secures lifelong dream post after return to Derry university to graduate in Nursing

Belle had always wanted to pursue a career in nursing. In fact, it’s in her genes, with several generations of her family having served the local community, including an aunt who was a midwife during World War II, ...

13 Dec 2022 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

Muckamore public inquiry chair says he hopes all witnesses will make statements

The chair of the public inquiry into allegations of abuse of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Co Antrim has said he hopes all witnesses will agree to give statements. Tom Kark KC made the remarks as he ...

23 Nov 2022 at 12:50

Northern Ireland

DUP leader regrets stating NI Protocol led to delay in heart surgeries

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he regrets making a claim that the Northern Ireland Protocol had delayed some heart surgeries from going ahead. Sir Jeffrey said he accepted the information about ...

21 Nov 2022 at 15:32

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