Vulnerable and older at most risk of infection are to start receiving boosters against Coronavirus and flu vaccines from today,…
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Poor pay making doctors in North want to quit, says BMA
A proposed pay settlement is making doctors consider leaving the health service, the British Medical Association (BMA) in the North…
Covid-19: North cuts self-isolation period to seven days
STORMONT Executive ministers have agreed to cut the Covid-19 self-isolation period for positive cases from 10 days to seven, from…
Coronavirus: North’s health unions predict ‘worst winter ever’
THE North of Ireland’s health service is facing its “worst winter ever” as the Omicron variant continues to spread, the…
Coronavirus: North’s Omicron cases rises to 151
THE number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the North of Ireland has reached 151. The…
Coronavirus: Derry GP warns against September ‘free for all’
THE Chair of the British Medical Association in the North has urged the Executive against allowing a potential “free for…
Coronavirus: Hospitality vaccine pass ‘would be blackmail’
PROOF of vaccination to enter hospitality venues in the North of Ireland would be “blackmail”, an industry body has said.…
Covid-19: Intensive Care Unit numbers increase over weekend
THERE has been a “significantly increased demand” for intensive care beds due to Covid-19 in the North of Ireland over…
Coronavirus: Derry GP backs ‘cautious’ reopening of economy
A DERRY GP has accepted that the time is right to slowly begin reopening the economy. But Dr Black, chair…
Derry’s high infection rate ‘needs cross-border plan’
DOCTORS concerned about a rise in Coronavirus infection rates in the north west have called for better cross-border cooperation. Derry…