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‘Horrific’ - One thousand babies sent to Liverpool for autopsy while Belfast trust didn’t know if it had advertised for a new pathologist
Around 1,000 babies have had to be sent to Liverpool while Northern Ireland has been without a specialist paediatric pathologist
Northern Ireland health vacancies surge almost 20% amid deepening staffing crisis
The north’s health service is struggling to fill more than 6,300 positions, with vacancies increasing by almost a fifth in a year, according to the latest figures.
‘We will not accept broken promises’ - Northern Ireland health unions demand pay parity with England
The Health Minister has signed off on a £200m pay uplift, but it is yet to be approved by the Executive.
22 health workers off sick after being attacked at work
Health unions in Northern Ireland say workers frequently tell them they are afraid to go into work
Royal Victoria Hospital staff may get bodycams to combat ongoing drug dealing on site
Matters raised at special meeting of council and Belfast health trust
Registered Nursing and Midwifery has highest vacancy rate of HSCNI
Just over a quarter of the overall workforce were from the registered nursing and midwifery staff group
Doctors call for ‘radical change’ as shock figures reveal more than 340,000 on waiting list for first hospital appointment
No Trust met the target to have 50% of patients waiting less than 9 weeks for day procedures
‘We were the heroes during the pandemic, now we’re targets’ - Filipino nurse considers his future in Belfast
Aldrin Bañas (20) has cared for Belfast patients for over 20 years, with his wife and two daughters also working in the health service
Report into doctors’ workplace conditions makes for ‘depressing reading’
The BMA say doctors in Northern Ireland face ‘considerably worse’ conditions than elsewhere in the UK
Western Trust pays out nearly £21m to family of 13-year-old girl who suffered brain damage during birth
The family's solicitor also criticised the Western Trust for waiting many years to admit full liability, resulting in added financial and emotional stress to the family.