winter pressures
Parents urged to protect children against winter infections
PARENTS have been urged to take simple steps to protect their families as winter illness levels continue to rise in Northern Ireland.
Emergency care pressure `at mid winter levels' as ambulance service and A&E department sound alarm
EMERGENCY care in Northern Ireland is under acute strain with an A&E department and the ambulance service today sounding warnings to patients.
400 patients wait more than 12 hours in A&E departments in Northern Ireland
FOUR hundred patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments in Northern Ireland as more warnings about the "perilous state of emergency care" were issued last night.
No ban on Christmas holiday leave for healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, department pledges
HEALTH officials in Northern Ireland have confirmed they will not be following the lead of Leo Varadkar and proposing a ban on Christmas holiday leave for senior healthcare staff.
More than £10m put aside to tackle winter pressures in health service
MORE than £10 million is being invested by the health service to tackle winter pressures after after last year's record high number of cancelled operations.
Latest call for restraint shows pressure on NHS
A CALL for the public to think hard before seeking an appointment with their general practitioner is yet another indication of just how hard-pressed the health service is.
MLAs hear of challenges faced by the Health and Social Care system
A SENIOR Stormont official yesterday warned that the health service is facing "intense" challenges.
GPs get more than £2 million to see extra 'winter pressures' patients
GPs across Northern Ireland are being offered £2.2 million to put on extra appointments this winter, The Irish News has learned.
Health service needs a plan for winter pressures
It is just over two weeks since the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) announced an £18 million investment aimed at tackling the pressures faced by health trusts across Northern Ireland during the winter period.
Minister pledges additional funding for winter pressures
SIMON Hamilton met with the chief executives of the north's five health trusts and the Ambulance Service yesterday to pledge additional funds in a bid to deal with winter pressures.