1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (315+ words) The health minister has not confirmed whether a recommended pay award will be granted to health staff in Northern Ireland, in line with workers in England and Wales. Mike Nesbitt has said it is his "desire to proceed" with a…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (518+ words) Vaping could be banned in cars carrying children, as well as in playgrounds and outside schools, according to government plans. The plans - which are subject to a 12-week public consultation - seek to prevent smoking, vaping and the use of heated…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (548+ words) NHS staff in England and Wales are to get a 3.3% pay rise in the next financial year, the government has announced. The award covers around 1.5 million health staff, from nurses and midwives to physios and porters " the entire workforce apart…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (292+ words) Some patients at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry are still without access to tap water and are still being provided with bottled water due to "precautionary" measures. A burst pipe on Glenshane Road disrupted the water supply at Altnagelvin Hospital, with…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (727+ words) A rise in younger people suffering deaths from alcohol is concerning, a doctor has said. Statistics published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) show the number of deaths caused exclusively by alcohol has increased by 81% in 10 years....

7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (453+ words) A Leeds hospice has had its Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating upgraded following a formal review. After concerns were raised about Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Headingley, inspectors from the regulator visited in March and May and rated the facility…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (617+ words) A GP management company that was criticised by patients, doctors and the first minister is handing back the remaining surgeries it runs in Wales. BBC Wales first revealed safety, staffing and supply concerns at practices managed by Leicestershire-based eHarley Street…...

7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (296+ words) A hospital trust has suspended some parking fines while its payment machines are fixed. A technical issue with payment kiosks at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, Cumbria, has prompted North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) to pause parking charge…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (424+ words) Funding for a service which helps older and disabled people with independent living in their home is to be scrapped by a council. Cambridgeshire Handyperson Services is delivered by Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and this year expects to help…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (498+ words) New sign language laws in Northern Ireland will "truly change lives", according to a report. Assembly members on the communities committee were commenting on proposed new sign language laws. Under the laws, all public bodies in Northern Ireland will be…...