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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced every health and social care worker in Northern Ireland will receive a special one-off ‘thank you’ payment of £500 for their “heroic work” throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Andrew Quinn

Published 27th Jan 2021, 10:51 BST

Updated 27th Jan 2021, 18:05 BST

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