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Northern Ireland air ambulance marks five-year milestone and 3,000 missions.

Northern Ireland’s air ambulance service has been used 3,000 times since it was officially launched in 2017. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), which operates for 12 hours every day throughout the year, is marking it’s fifth ...

22 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Sexual assault victims able to self-refer for medical exams from April 1

A law which will allow victims of rape and sexual assault to self-refer for medical examinations will come into effect on April 1. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf confirmed the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) ...

01 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Local News

Donegal patients and children should not always require travel for acute services

The HSE have said that there are no plans to develop a Paediatric Center of Excellence for Children living in the North West. The response came at the monthly meeting of the Regional Health Forum West in Galway after it was ...

27 Mar 2024 at 17:33

Local News

Gemma's big leap in memory of beloved five-year-old Ollie

The aunt of five-year-old Limavady boy Ollie Simmons-Watt, who passed away in September last year, is to fundraise for Air Ambulance NI in his memory. Gemma Watt from Donemana is undertaking the challenge of a lifetime by ...

28 Feb 2023 at 15:33

Stroke patients at higher risk by travelling to A&E themselves, charity warns

A rising number of stroke victims are putting themselves at risk by taking themselves to A&E instead of waiting for an ambulance amid concerns about long waits for an ambulance, a charity has warned. Stroke patients who ...

11 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Shocks

Girl, three, whose skin ‘fell off’ after accident with boiling water says she wants to become a nurse to help others

A three-year-old girl whose skin “fell off” her body after she accidentally poured boiling water over herself now wants to become a nurse following the care she received. Donna and Steve’s daughter Nancy, now five, ...

27 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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