The Ulster Unionist Party has paid tribute to Eddie Keown, one of the Party’s stalwarts in the South Down area, who has sadly passed away. Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “On behalf...
Health Minister Robin Swann has officially opened a manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Londonderry which supplies vital PPE to health workers in Northern Ireland. The Campsie-based firm, NorthWest Medical has created 25 new jobs after...
Health Minister Robin Swann has urged anyone who receives a positive test result for COVID-19 to use the digital self-trace option for contact tracing. The Minister was speaking during a visit to County Hall, Ballymena along...
Northern Ireland’s seven regional vaccination centres will close for first dose COVID-19 vaccines this weekend. Issuing a call out to anyone who is unvaccinated, the Health Minister Robin Swann, said: “Our vaccination centres have done a fantastic...
Health Minister Robin Swann has praised the work of a specialist team of nurses and doctors in their efforts to eliminate Hepatitis C in Northern Ireland. To mark World Hepatitis Day, the Minister met staff from...
Rapid COVID-19 Testing for those without symptoms (asymptomatic cases) will play a key role in helping us tackle the pandemic, Health Minister Robin Swann has said. The Minister was speaking during a visit to the EH...
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed an expansion of the community pharmacy COVID-19 vaccination service with the phased deployment of the Moderna vaccine. The vaccine will be available to eligible individuals aged 18 years and over. The...
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “Ian Marshall is an impressive individual and I am delighted that he has decided to join the Ulster Unionist Party. “Ian brings a wealth of experience from running a farm,...
Health Minister Robin Swann, has extended the deadline to allow for more key stakeholders and members of the public to respond to a consultation on a proposed duty of candour law for Northern Ireland. Minister Swann...
Over one million people in Northern Ireland are now fully vaccinated having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health has confirmed that Northern Ireland has surpassed another COVID-19 vaccine milestone with around 70%...