http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/media-centre/about-rss/dhssps-latest-news-rss.xml The latest news releases for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety from the Northern Ireland Executive website. en-gb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:34 GMT http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/media-centre/about-rss/dhssps-latest-news-rss.xml http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/executive-logo.jpg http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-080212-lurgan-brothers-fined?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-080212-lurgan-brothers-fined Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Two brothers from Lurgan, County Armagh, have been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court for conducting an illegal import and export veterinary medicines supply network operating in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-080212-poots-to-speak?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-080212-poots-to-speak Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Health Minister Edwin Poots today departed for Finland where he will speak at the Northern Ireland and Massachusetts Connection (NIMAC) conference on Connected Health. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-030212-publication-of-children?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-030212-publication-of-children Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has today published ‘Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2009/10 Statistical Bulletin’. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-020212-new-protocol-intensifies?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-020212-new-protocol-intensifies Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) A new joint protocol aimed at protecting vulnerable children on both sides of the border has been formally launched today. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-020212-advice-to-pregnant?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-020212-advice-to-pregnant Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Advice has been issued to pregnant women to avoid coming into contact with sheep during the lambing season. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-01022012-transforming-your-care?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-01022012-transforming-your-care Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) DHSSPS Minister Edwin Poots today briefed the Health Committee on ‘Transforming Your Care’, a Review of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-010212-carers-key-to?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-010212-carers-key-to Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Health Minister Edwin Poots has told carers that they are a key part of his vision of supporting people to live more independently in their own homes, and in their own communities, for longer. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-010112-poots-hugely-impressed?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-010112-poots-hugely-impressed Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Health Minister Edwin Poots today inspected the ongoing construction of Northern Ireland’s new state-of-the-art hospital and saw for himself how patient care will be delivered using the very latest technology. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-310112-minister-announces-expert?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-310112-minister-announces-expert Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Health Minister Edwin Poots today announced a full and rigorous investigation and review into the recent outbreak of Pseudomonas. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-30012012-radon-newry?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-30012012-radon-newry Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Some residents in the Newry area have today reported receiving letters suggesting that it will be necessary to vacate their homes in mid-February in order to facilitate testing for radon gas. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-28012012-pseudomonas?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-28012012-pseudomonas Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) The South Eastern Trust today received results indicating the presence of Pseudomonas in a small number of water outlets in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Ulster Hospital. All babies in the unit have been tested and the results indicate that no baby has tested positive for Pseudomonas. Babies will continue to be screened on an ongoing basis. Parents of babies in the unit have been informed of the position. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-27012012-pseudomonas?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-27012012-pseudomonas Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) There are no new cases of Pseudomonas infection at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital’s neonatal unit, so the overall total who have been infected in this outbreak remains at seven. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-260112-constructive-meeting-with?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-260112-constructive-meeting-with Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Health Minister Edwin Poots today met with local GPs to discuss innovative plans for the Lurgan area. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-260112-health-minister-launches?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-260112-health-minister-launches Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has outlined his commitment to addressing the issue of alcohol misuse at the first ever formal North/South Conference on alcohol misuse. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-260112-emergency-care-waiting?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-260112-emergency-care-waiting Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) today published statistics on the time spent waiting in emergency care departments within Northern Ireland during the months of October, November and December 2011. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250112-pseudomonas-update?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-250112-pseudomonas-update Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Further tests for Pseudomonas have not shown any new cases of infection in the outbreak at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, and the total remains at seven. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250112-health-minister-opens?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-250112-health-minister-opens Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) The Minister for Health, Edwin Poots today officially opened two new centres in Newry for people with disabilities. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-240112-pseudomonas-update?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-240112-pseudomonas-update Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Yesterday's possible case of Pseudomonas infection relating to the outbreak at the neonatal unit in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital has been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to seven. http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-240112-health-minister-makes?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-240112-health-minister-makes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Last night the Health Minister, Edwin Poots, paid an unannounced visit to Antrim Area Hospital to see at first hand the pressures on the Emergency Department (ED). http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-240112-oral-statement-to?WT.mc_id=rss-news news-dhssps-240112-oral-statement-to Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT GMT Health, Social Services & Public Safety (DHSSPS) Update on Pseudomonas in the Neo-Natal Unit at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital