Sterling appoints Interim Advocate for Victims and Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse

The Head of the Civil Service, David Sterling has appointed Brendan McAllister as the Interim Advocate for Victims and Survivors of Historical Institutional Abuse.

Extension to terms of Office for Non-Executive Chair and Six Non-Executive Members of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery

The Department of Health has announced a 12 month extension to the terms of appointment for the Non-Executive Chair and 6 Non-Executive Members of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC) Board.

Phase down plan for amalgam fillings published

The Department of Health today published a plan to phase down the use of dental amalgam fillings as part of a UK wide approach in line with EU regulations introduced in 2018.

New Appointments and reappointments to the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment in Northern Ireland

Mr Andrew Haley has been appointed as Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023. He was previously the Interim Chair from 1 September 2016 to 31 May 2019 and had been a Member from 1 May 2014.

Publication of “Quarterly Carers’ Statistics for Northern Ireland (January – March 2019)

The Department of Health (DoH) has today published “Quarterly Carers’ Statistics for Northern Ireland (January – March 2019).