Schools no longer required to undertake contact tracing
Education settings will no longer be asked to carry out contact tracing of pupils following an agreement between the departments of Education and Health.
Publication of the statistical bulletin Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2019-20
The Department of Health has today published the Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2019/20 Statistical Bulletin.
Campus vaccination drive is announced
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced details of a major push to vaccinate more students in Northern Ireland.
Students urged to check entitlements through Department’s ‘Make the Call’ service
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has urged students to check if they could be entitled to benefits by using the Department for Communities’ Make the Call Wraparound service.
Health Minister announces grants for groups supporting carers
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the allocation of the first tranche of grants to organisations providing vital support for carers.