THE accident and emergency department at the Mater Hospital in north Belfast is to re-open to out of hours patients from Thursday.
For almost two weeks, the department was closed to ambulance patients overnight between 6pm and 8am due to a shortage of consultants
Out of hours ambulances from the Mater Hospital's emergency department were being diverted to the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH).
Children requiring paediatric treatment were also being redirected to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children.
About 15 ambulances a night were diverted to the RVH.
It is understood some issues have been resolved by there is still a need to recruit more staff.
Health unions staged protests at the Mater to highlight concerns that the closures were part of a long-term plan to downgrade services at the hospital.
However, the Belfast Trust confirmed on Wednesday that services would resume.
"From 8am (Thursday) the temporary, out-of-hours divert has been lifted and we are back to business as usual," it said in a statement.
North Belfast Sinn Féin assembly member Gerry Kelly said the recent disruption to vital services at the Mater created concern for people and staff.
"The news that ambulance services will return to normal, ending the temporary diversion, is most welcome and I would praise all involved in bringing this episode to a conclusion," he said.
"It is my understanding that substantial discussions have been ongoing between the trust, Unison, staff, the ambulance service and medical teams in recent days and that agreed protocols have been put in place to avoid a repeat of this situation arising in the future."
