Cancer and heart patients were told they were likely to have treatment delayed or cancelled due to the shortage.

THE HEALTH Minister has vowed to reduce the amount being paid to private providers to deliver public services, following a ...

A new issue with medical gas pipework at Belfast's long-delayed new maternity hospital has emerged, the Health Minister has ...

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said he has been made aware of a further "totally shocking" problem with Belfast's new ...

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt revealed fresh snags at the Royal Victoria Hospital site as MLAs back an inquiry into the ...

Public sector pay has surged back to the top of Stormont’s agenda with the prospect that teachers could be on strike by ...

Hundreds packed into St Patrick’s Church in Ballymena Co Antrim for a service of thanksgiving for the former UTV political ...

If all had gone to plan, the first babies born in the new maternity hospital would be about to celebrate their ninth ...

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said he has been made aware of a further “totally shocking” problem with Belfast’s new maternity hospital. Mr Nesbitt faced calls to share the information ...

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