THE family of Dáithí MacGabhann have urged the public to get behind them as they continue their fight for the implementation of organ donation laws in Northern Ireland.

THE father of a Belfast schoolboy who is waiting for a heart transplant has said the family may now consider legal action in a bid to get new organ donation laws for Northern Ireland implemented.

Chris Heaton-Harris was meeting with six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who is on the transplant waiting list, and his parents on Wednesday.

THE Royal College of Midwives has encouraged members to back industrial action as it opens a formal ballot on pay.

PROTESTORS heckled senior health managers this week at a public meeting about the future of services at the South West Acute Hospital.

A NEW initiative to train staff working within schools in Northern Ireland to better understand the emotional impact of sight loss on young people has been launched.

HEALTH workers are preparing to escalate their protest over pay and staffing levels with two 48 hour strikes next month.

THE Belfast Health Trust has apologised to people affected during the contaminated blood scandal.

Men and women living in an area of Co Down have the highest life expectancy in Northern Ireland.

PICKET lines returned to Northern Ireland hospitals on Thursday as thousands of health workers took part in a second wave of strike action.

A BELFAST paramedic has said she now witnesses more patients dying after long waits for ambulances than before the pandemic.

THE emergency room at Altnagelvin Area Hospital had the longest waiting time last month at almost 20 hours.

THOUSANDS of health care workers have taken to picket lines across Northern Ireland today in "pursuit of pay justice".