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Waiting times at Northern Ireland's emergency departments are worsening (photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Patients now waiting over twice as long to be treated in A&E than 10 years ago

Private healthcare provider Duality Healthcare is investing £250,000 in a new clinic in Holywood, creating 10 jobs across clinical and support roles. Pictured is Duality Healthcare's COO Sarah Marks and Nicola Herron, CMO, at the Holywood clinic

Private healthcare provider to open sixth NI clinic in £250k investment

Royal Belfast Hospital: the courtyard. Watercolour. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images

Founding of the Belfast Fever Hospital and the 1st Cholera Pandemic (1817)

Dr Amrita Gurung (second from right) pictured with patients and a colleague at the Khunde Endoscopy Camp in Nepal

NI gastroenterologist detects early cancers in remote Nepal clinic

Dr Amrita Gurung (second from right) pictured with patients and a colleague at the Khunde Endoscopy Camp in Nepal

Doctor swaps Causeway Hospital for Nepal in life-saving programme

Health minister Mike Nesbitt has said 'the main conclusion for me is that patients suffered serious harm'

Patients failed amid systemic governance failures, Urology Inquiry finds

ICU sister Lucy Wilkinson explaining the equipment in ICU to Adam Bayliss, who spent 11 weeks in the unit from December last year when he developed pneumonia that led to sepsis, multiple organ failure and blood clots

“I nearly died — and I didn’t even know it” Adam's 11 weeks in ICU

Louise Morrison, 49, has opened Louise Morrison Skin Clinic at Belfast Physio & Pilates on Holywood Road, bringing together years of experience working with the body, recovery and wellbeing in a new consultation-led aesthetics practice. Pictured is Louise and Natasia

From film stunts to skin health: North Down mum opens new NI clinic

Newel Health designs, develops, and operates digital medical devices in collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech partners.

Ad Feature Newel Health and Gerresheimer launch strategic collaboration

Co-founders of Predictive Health Intelligence, Tim Jobson and Neil Stevens

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Jon Burrows says emergency services should not be impeded by any protests. Photo (stock image): Pacemaker

UUP warn against fuel protest roadblocks as trusts issue advice to patients

Baroness Heather Hallett, inquiry chairwoman, giving a statement following the publication UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry Module 3 Report. Issue date: Thursday March 19

Stay-at-home pandemic order sent message NHS was closed – Covid-19 Inquiry

Private MRI scans can now be booked directly online, offering faster results than standard NHS waiting times.

You can now book private health scans from £80 – with results in hours

Some patients have been struck off by GPs after making a complaint

Patients being unfairly struck off GP lists, Ombudsman report warns

Shea Stinson's stem cell donation went to a desperately ill patient in America. He's now encouraging others to join the donation register.

NI man, 22, gives stranger a second chance at life with stem cell donation

Scan.com UK’s private service can help cut through the NHS waiting lists

Waiting months for an NHS scan? Private MRI results arrive in days
With NHS scan waiting lists stretching into months, more patients are paying privately for answers that can arrive in days — not weeks
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Nicola Grant Patients are not getting the service they deserve and staff are having to work under pressure and unacceptable conditions.

Nicola Grant Workers Party Regional Spokesperson commenting on a report that Nor...

Patients cannot be discharged because of the lack of home care packages which impacts the entire hospital system.

Nicola Grant Workers Party Regional Representative has described what is happeni...

Urgent warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee.

Warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee

TFP Belfast Fertility is offering newly sourced frozen donor eggs directly on-site, giving patients faster access to donors than ever before

Major step forward in Northern Ireland egg donation opens new doors for fertilit...

NI builders unveils game-changing endoscopy unit and welcomes first patients

Booking a private scan can skip long waits on the NHS - and it's more affordable than you might think

Cut waiting times with private medical scanning - full list of prices

Anne Garvey, the aunt of Co. Armagh mother Catherine Sherry, speaks to the media after a meeting with SDLP MLA Justin McNulty at Parliament Buildings in Belfast, to call for the urgent need for equitable access to CAR-T cell therapy in Northern Ireland

‘Heartbroken’ family call for access to specialist cancer treatment

Asthma sufferers qualify for ECO4, which requires energy suppliers to fund and deliver energy efficiency improvements in UK homes

Ad Feature Million with asthma unaware they qualify for FREE energy grant

Craigavon Area Hospital was one of those hit by the IT outage over the last two days. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

Answers needed on Southern Trust's two-day IT patient trouble, says MP

Jeans for Genes Week 2025 will take place from Monday 15 – Sunday 21 September 2025

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Weight scale and tape measure top view. Weight control concept.

GPs see workload increase due to demand for weight-loss jab Mounjaro
GPs are seeing a major increase in their workload as patients try to get the weight-loss jab Mounjaro, a poll suggests.
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Craigavon Area Hospital. The majority of planned surgeries and out-patient appointments with the Southern Trust have been cancelled for a second day due to major IT failures.

Trust says IT failures to impact patients for second day

Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry and Craigavon Area Hospital are among the trust facilitates affected. Picture: Pacemaker

IT issues at health trust force ambulance diverts and appointment cancellations

Patient and service users need to be reassured when they read statements like this.

Report that almost 80% of Southern Trust losses due to 'clinical negligence'

The UKHSA have warned people to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes linked to infection.

Warning to stop using these alcohol-free wipes linked to infection

Dr Clara Doran has transformed her own journey into a breakthrough in brain health care

From GP to brain health champion: doctor turns burnout into business

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

It comes as obesity affects over 1 in 4 adults in the UK

Ad Feature UK pharmacists back weight loss jabs - "it's nothing to be ashamed of"

Dr Hilary Jones prepares to leave the Practice Plus Group Hospital in Birmingham after his hip replacement surgery.

TV's Dr Hilary Jones travels 360-miles - to bypass NHS waiting lists

Dr Janice Brown

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54 per cent of those not seeking support blamed the long waits for treatment via the health service

Adults with chronic pain cite long NHS wait times for poor treatment

A third of medical professional believe beds are currently blocked by people in hospital who would be able to go home sooner

NHS bed blocking crisis fuelled by poor quality incontinence care

Not everyone can give blood, these are the common health conditions that mean you can't be a donor.

The common health conditions that could stop you from giving blood

Weight loss injections including Mounjaro and Wegovy have became household names.

Weight loss jabs work 53% better with coaching

Some common treatments available in local pharmacies may require a prescription from a GP under new EU rules. Photo: Julien Behal/PA Wire

NI health officials assessing implications of news EU rules on common medicines

DUP MLA Peter Martin has raised concerns about the impact of new EU rules on over-the-counter medicines.

DUP fears over EU tightening rules on common treatments such as cold sore creams

Facial Palsy UK volunteer Joanne Weir is one of the faces of the campaign

Facial Palsy UK launches campaign to improve care for patients in Northern Irela...

Morning View

Editorial: Still not talking honestly on health pressures

Mike Nesbitt, the NI health minister

Scheme will let people claim back costs from overseas treatment

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

The moment Deborah Gosling, from Sheffield, met Corinne Hutton - the transplant patient who received her twin sister’s hands.

Watch: Woman meets recipient of her twin sister’s hands

If you woke up with your first symptoms of endometriosis today, you’re likely not to get a diagnosis until 2034

Education 'most important thing' in tackling endometriosis delays

Orders can be made at home, and pharmacists will dispense them and deliver them to your door

Supermarket launches new online pharmacy service for home deliveries

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection that causes a painful rash.

Shingles: Reminder to those eligible to get their vaccination

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Hay fever symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose and itchy eyes.

The one thing you can do to alleviate hay fever symptoms right now

Pictured at the launch of the new partnership are l-r Jeanette McCabe, Lending Officer at CCU Credit Union, Maria Kennedy One2One Manager at Kingsbridge Private Hospital Group (KPHG), Terry McGuinness Business Development & Marketing Manager at CCU Credit Union, Ruby Slateford Nurse and Christopher Monahan Group Financial Controller at KPHG.

Credit Union Partners with Kingsbridge Hospital Group to offer affordable financ...

Dr Merel Kindt has been attempting to free some patients from the prison of their phobia

Tuesday TV Choice: The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia (Channel 4, 8pm)

Joint pain can be agonising for many people

The £12 knee pain reliever recommended by consultant that 'works'

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