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No Pain – Plenty To Gain With New Programmes

The Health and Social Care Board has announced 16 Better Days Pain Support Programmes, which are designed to improve the mental health of those who suffer from...

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Ongoing pop-up jab clinics proving effective

Pop-up walk-in vaccination clinics will continue throughout August and into September, Health Minister Robin Swann has stressed. In addition, an expanding n...

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Dramatic effectiveness of vaccination highlighted

The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination are clear and indisputable, Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Ian Young has emphasised. “Back in December last year, f...

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Maghera pharmacies celebrate award success

Everyone is well aware of the magnificent role that community pharmacy has played throughout the pandemic, particularly when other sectors of healthcare pulled...

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Appointment of Four Non-Executive Members to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland

Health Minister Robin Swann, has announced the appointment of four Non-Executive Members to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI...

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First doses to be made available for 16 and 17 year olds

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that Covid-19 vaccine first doses be provided to all 16 and 17 year olds. This re...

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Vaccine certificate availability extended

Northern Ireland vaccine certificates are now available for those travelling abroad up to and including 17 August. The certificates provide Northern Ireland...

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Vaccine Certification service available up to 10 August

The Northern Ireland COVID Certification Service is now inviting applications from those travelling between 4 August and 10 August inclusive. The Northern I...

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Swann opens PPE manufacturing facility

Health Minister Robin Swann has officially opened a manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Londonderry, which supplies vital PPE to health workers in North...

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Over half a billion items of PPE have been provided by the Department of Health

Over half a billion items of PPE have been provided by the Department of Health’s Business Services Organisation’s (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaL...

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