Health

Orders of flu vaccines have fallen far short of NI targets

Health Service is 200,000 flu vaccines short and so cannot complete over-65s vaccination programme, says Mark H Durkan

New Department of Health report says "any subsequent waves of the epidemic have the potential to be significantly worse than wave 1"

The HSCB's new Regional Scrutiny Committee can hear requests by consultants for drugs and treatments not yet approved in Northern Ireland

An ongoing review of hospital visiting policy, now under way within Department of Health, is a welcome step, says DUP's Gary Middleton MLA

Major £300 investment will create a Digital Care Record for everyone, vastly reducing dependence on paper records within 10 years

1.5m respirator masks arrive in Belfast as first consignment of a major PPE order from China - total order is for 63m masks

New carers card will allow carers access to priority shopping hours at supermarkets - cards available from local health trust

The Executive has today confirmed further minor relaxations to Coronavirus regulations from Monday (8 June)

£11.7m for care homes to cover funding of 80% sick pay for staff, new equipment, cleaning, and tablets to keep in touch with family

New figures indicate NI needs 100s more doctors to bring care levels up to levels in GB, says SDLP MLA Sinead McLaughlin

Community Crisis Intervention Service in Derry needs £215,000 to continue, but will run out of funds in 4 weeks, says Cara Hunter MLA