A `NO deal' Brexit will have a serious impact on the delivery of health care in the north, a doctors' union has warned.

A NURSE who worked at a Co Antrim hospital at the centre of an abuse probe was yesterday suspended from working in the NHS or private sector for the next 18 months.

POLICE have confirmed they are now investigating more than 70 incidents relating to allegations of "ill treatment" of mentally disabled patients at a Co Antrim hospital.

A telephone call last August about allegations of abuse on a hospital patient with the mental capacity of a two-year-old left a family reeling and set in motion one of Northern Ireland's biggest safeguarding investigations.

THE Public Prosecution Service (PPS) last night confirmed that two files are currently "under investigation" in relation to allegations of "ill treatment" of patients at Muckamore Abbey hospital.

WOMEN from Northern Ireland will be able to access abortion services in the Republic, the Irish health minister has confirmed.

THE mechanisms as to how women from Northern Ireland will access abortion services in the Republic remain unclear as health officials were unable to provide any clarity last night.

Sleeping longer than the recommended seven or eight hours a night has been linked with a higher risk of premature death, according to new research.

GPs are "constantly firefighting" as they try to keep up with demand, a top doctor has warned.

BOYS in the Republic are to be included in a vaccination scheme designed to prevent cancer.

THE Department of Health has ordered a leaks inquiry following an article in The Irish News about confidential 'alert letters' linked to a nursing home scandal.

SEVEN years ago, the most senior health officials in Northern Ireland ordered a £33,000 Cabinet Office probe into the leaking of sensitive information about historical abuse to The Irish News.

EIGHT 'red flag' alert letters have been issued by the Department of Health in relation to nursing staff facing abuse allegations at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, it has emerged.

FIVE vulnerable patients were assaulted by staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital between 2014 and 2017, it has been reported.

Jamie Dornan has spoken of the pain of losing his mother as he threw his weight behind a new group set up to support those suffering from pancreatic cancer.

SUICIDES have increased again in Northern Ireland after a slight dip.

THE family of a three-year-old Newry girl battling a rare form of cancer have launched a fundraising campaign for treatment in the US as they say they know the disease will "probably come back".

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl who lost her battle with an aggressive childhood cancer has been remembered for her "incredible bravery".

SEVERELY epileptic Co Tyrone boy Billy Caldwell celebrated an "amazing" 13th birthday with the news that doctors will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis for the first time.

A `HARM assessment' is to be carried out on patients of Belfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt who were incorrectly diagnosed and treated.