Health

HPV vaccine to be available to boys this year

The HPV vaccine will be given to boys for the first time - it helps protect both boys and girls from HPV infection and associated cancers

Western Trust's maternity team is one of the top 10 maternity departments in UK for preventing stillbirths, says the Perinatal Institute

Western Trust's Bernie Michaelides MBE has received the title of Queen's Nurse to recognise her commitment to high standards of patient care

Council offers swimming, squash, table tennis, badminton, 5-a-side and basketball for just £1 before 5pm for under-18s in July and August

Sperrin Unit receives £9,552 from relatives of patients Elma McKnight, Heather Haire and Junior Barton, raised through a sponsored walk

Council backs NI Water's 'Refillution' initiative to get us refilling our water bottles at home or on the go, rather than using more plastic

200 Trust employees recently lost 111 stone and 10 metres from their waistline in 'Choose To Lose' programme - "the height of 2 giraffes"

Public consultations on reshaping breast assessment care and stroke care take place in Omagh (Silverbirch Hotel) and Coleraine (Lodge Hotel)

Trust staff Donna Pike, Amanda Buchanan, Tracy McGilligan, Claire Kerr, Jennifer Jordan, Lesley Mitchell, and Lorraine Feeney all mentioned

Public are urged to consider using the car less on Clean Air Day, Thursday June 20

Patients who finish radiotherapy or chemo can ring the bell to signal the end of their treatment and to symbolise hope for the future