Belfast Newsletter - Health Feed

Expert warns over changes to Republic’s abortion law

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:35 GMT

Psychiatrists have no way of accurately predicting whether a distressed pregnant woman will kill herself, a leading expert has warned.

Cancer battle won’t stop David McClarty MLA

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:39:34 GMT

One of Northern Ireland’s most respected MLAs has spoken of his determination to beat cancer and continue representing his constituents.

Facing up to the challenges of an ageing population

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:06 GMT

Massive advances in life expectancy, which mean that people routinely live into their 90s or beyond, are posing a challenge for care systems across Europe, the EU’s top health minister has said.

One in eight have provided unpaid care, census reveals

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:54 GMT

One in eight people in Northern Ireland provided unpaid care for a loved one, census figures showed.

Angelina Jolie’s father finds out about her surgery in newspapers

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:36 GMT

ANGELINA JOLIE’S dad JON VOIGHT has told how he only found out that his daughter had undergone a double mastectomy when he read the news.

Bangor woman speaks out after Jolie’s double mastectomy

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:06:18 GMT

WHEN ANGELINA Jolie revealed this week that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy operation, the world was shocked. Few could have guessed that the gorgeous 37-year-old Oscar winning actress, mother of six and partner of Brad Pitt, had spent the past few months undergoing procedures to powerfully reduce her chances of breast cancer.

‘Revolutionary’ treatment for lung patients developed at Queen’s

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:11:07 GMT

A new medicine hailed as a magic bullet could revolutionise the treatment of intensive care patients with lung disorders, scientists claimed today.

Teen spat blood in paramedic’s face during treatment, court hears

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:55 GMT

A teenager bit and spat blood in the face of a paramedic treating him for assault injuries, the High Court has heard.

Academic backs Poots over home care reform

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:45:43 GMT

The public outcry over care home closures should not be allowed to derail important health reforms, a leading academic has warned.

Transport problems for patients costing health service millions - claim

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:57:09 GMT

Transport problems could be costing the health service in Northern Ireland up to £2.2 million a year, it has been claimed.

Health Minister unclear on care home closures

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:12:33 GMT

Health Minister Edwin Poots cannot say if 50 to 80 per cent – or less – of statutory elderly care homes will close under a fresh review, he said yesterday.

Teenage births in Northern Ireland lowest on record

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:39:10 GMT

The number of births by teenage mothers in Northern Ireland has fallen to the lowest level on record, it has been revealed.

Poots’ apology does little to calm fears over home closures

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:50:48 GMT

An apology from the Health Minister Edwin Poots for distress caused over the proposed closure of residential homes and news that there would be no closures in the next six months has done little to assuage the fears of those affected, the son of a resident has claimed.

87 politicians oppose heart surgery move

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:14 GMT

Eighty-seven Northern Ireland MLAs have pledged to vote against any move to remove children’s congenital heart surgery from Belfast, it was revealed.

Care homes closures ‘would have put elderly lives at risk’

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:01:33 GMT

Lives were at risk if the health trusts had pushed ahead with plans to close care homes within months, a leading psychiatrist has claimed.

Calls for Poots resignation, despite U-turn

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:46:55 GMT

The row over proposals to close care homes has continued despite a dramatic U-turn by the health minister.

Heart disease deaths in Northern Ireland halved

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:39:51 GMT

The number of deaths from heart disease in Northern Ireland has halved in three decades, it was revealed today.

Northern Health Trust chief to step aside

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:08:22 GMT

The chief executive of the beleaguered Northern Health Trust is stepping aside as part of a shake-up launched after long waiting times for emergency care were recorded, it was revealed.

Trusts need to reconsider home closures - Peter Robinson

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:38:57 GMT

The First Minister has urged Trusts considering closing of all their care homes to seriously reconsider their proposals.

Family of Alzheimer’s sufferer feel abandoned by home closure plan

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:44:30 GMT

The daughter of a 78-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer’s has told of her concerns over a proposal to close his care home next year.