Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey outlines her plans for 2021

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has today set out some of her key priorities for the New Year including progressing the development of Casement Park




Minister determined to unlock care home visiting

Health Minister Robin Swann today underlined his determination to see visits for care home residents facilitated across Northern Ireland over Christmas and into the New Year.

Under Department of Health visiting guidance issued in September, all care homes should facilitate a range of methods that provide for safely managed and meaningful contact between residents and their loved ones. That guidance has not been adopted uniformly throughout Northern Ireland’s care home sector. Many families have reported that they have only had limited and impersonal contact with a relative since March.




Dodds launches NI Apprenticeship Awards 2021

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today launched the Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards 2021.




Health Minister visits specialist transport & retrieval team NISTAR

Health Minister Robin Swann today visited the Northern Ireland Specialist Transport & Retrieval (NISTAR) service to see first-hand the vital work the team carry out.




Investment in General Practice, Northern Ireland 2015-16 to 2019/20

The Department of Health today published figures for Investment in General Practice, Northern Ireland 2015-16 to 2019-20.