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44,657 referrals affected by Encompass IT problems, including 1,423 suspected cancer cases

Urgent reviews underway after Encompass system failure meant GPs did not receive triage outcomes for tens of thousands of referrals.

18 hrs ago
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Robbie Butler appointed as new Northern Ireland health minister

20 August 2026
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West Belfast boy receives heart transplant after eight-year wait

21 July 2026
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Inquiry Finds Systemic Failures Led to Harm in Southern Health Trust Urology Services

24 June 2026
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Muckamore Inquiry Finds Systemic Abuse and Governance Failures

18 June 2026
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Stormont ringfences £80m for longest NHS waits after year of progress

03 June 2026
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Southern Trust plans £42.4m savings amid warnings over Daisy Hill Hospital impact

3 days ago
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Surgeons' Warning Over Delay in Causeway Emergency Surgery Decision

24 August 2026
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Public consultation opens on restricting promotion of unhealthy food in Northern Ireland

29 July 2026
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Review Backs Single Pathology Agency for Northern Ireland

20 July 2026
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Health Minister Urges Public to Shape New Vaping Rules as 15% of NI Teens Vape

10 July 2026
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Derry Police Raise £1,072 for Addiction Recovery Charity

06 July 2026
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Consultants and Specialist Doctors Strike Over Pay in Northern Ireland

25 June 2026
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Executive Ministers Visit Mater Hospital After Racist Attacks on Staff

12 June 2026
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MenB Vaccine Programme for NI Young People to Begin in July

12 June 2026
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Northern Ireland to introduce electronic prescriptions with £42 million investment

29 May 2026
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Causeway Hospital Nears Elective Surgery Hub Role as Northern Trust Board Backs Consolidation

3 days ago
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Tributes paid to Enniskillen hairdresser Pamela Stephens following cancer death

24 August 2026
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No decision yet on Causeway emergency surgery, officials tell Stormont committee

21 August 2026
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HSC trusts accelerate agency staff reduction with new October 2026 arrangements

17 August 2026
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Mayor urges businesses to join blindfold dinner at Derry Guildhall

17 August 2026
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Craigavon charity's football sessions and barefoot trek support mental health

17 August 2026
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Memorial tractor and truck run raises £40,207 for Air Ambulance NI

14 August 2026
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Sudden death in Kesh: police not treating as suspicious, MLAs express sympathy

16 July 2026
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Second Heatwave of Summer Confirmed in Northern Ireland, Cooler Conditions Ahead

14 July 2026
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Enniskillen meeting to air concerns over SWAH surgery as Trust defends record

06 July 2026
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Portadown man recovering after 10ft fall through perspex roof in Ballymoney

03 July 2026
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