Valerie Watts
Interim chief executive appointed at controversial council
MID and East Antrim Borough Council has appointed a new interim chief executive.
Union chief slates earnings of public health bosses
A TRADE union chief has criticised the six-figure salaries of an "elite" group of public health bosses in Northern Ireland at a time when her members are striking over pay parity.
The £28m-a-year NHS quango that just won't die
Costly layer of health service bureaucracy was due to have been axedby last month...but will stay at least two more years
ANALYSIS: Health and Social Care Board given stay of execution
AXING four health boards and creating a single central organisation was part of a major plan to reduce bureaucracy in the north's health service back in 2009.
Health Board denies claims chief executive failed to respond to union request for meeting
THE Health and Social Care Board has denied claims chief executive Valerie Watts failed to respond to a union chief's attempts to contact her after learning through the media of the minister's plans to abolish it.
Chief of axed health board praises work of staff
THE head of the Health and Social Care Board has praised the "real difference" its work has made to people's lives.
Axe finally falls on Health and Social Care Board
HUNDREDS of staff at the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Board were said to be left "reeling" over a decision to abolish the powerful body.
Online facility to help curb waiting times at A&Es
WAITING times in emergency departments across Northern Ireland will be available to view online in a bid to reduce delays over the winter period.