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

Mark H Durkan welcomes exploration of a cross-border paediatric pathology service to avoid babies being transported to Liverpool

Deceased babies and children will be sent to Liverpool for autopsy from January 2019 - post mortems will take at least a week

Recall for a further 1,044 people discharged to their GP by Dr Michael Watt to ensure they are on the correct medication

SDLP MLA Sinéad Bradley will lead new task force to combat loneliness, which goes far beyond the core groups of the elderly and disabled

Derry GP practices to have Multi-Disciplinary Teams, adding physiotherapists, mental health specialists and social workers

Gillian Moffit from Fermanagh donates £6,450 to Altnagelvin and Fermanagh Neonatal Units to say thanks for care given to her son 5 yrs ago

New 'Pool Pod' platform lifts at Foyle Arena and Omagh Leisure Centre will make swimming more accessible for limited mobility customers

Public Health Agency says dementia sufferers and over-65s can order free home safety checks provided by Home Safety Officers from Council

Department of Health issues new emergency licence for medicinal cannabis to continue treating epilepsy of 13 year old Billy Caldwell

Number of people waiting over 12 hours in A&E has doubled in past year - 'appalling', says SDLP Health Spokesperson Mark H Durkan