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Almost half of all admissions under the mental health programme last year were in the Western Trust, according to new Department of Health figures.

Almost half of the North’s mental health admissions in Western Trust

The Western Trust had the highest percentage of re-attendances at its emergency departments within seven days of first attendances last year.

Western Trust had highest percentage of repeat appearances at A&E

DUP Alderman Niree McMorris, SDLP Councillor Rory Farrell and Independent Councillor Gary Donnelly have all expressed concerns.

Concerns raised over occupational therapy waiting lists

Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin

DoH and WHSCT working to reinstate local MS helpline following staff shortage

Mark H. Durkan

MLA blasts ‘postcode lottery’ with 4,417 waiting to see occupational therapist

The average expected life span for men locally was nearly a year lower than the average for the North as a whole, which was 78.4 years in 2020-22.

Death by postcode: Male life expectancy shortens by six months in half decade

There were 5,658 attendances at the Altnagelvin ED in June 2023 - a year-on-year increase of 358.

1,828 patients at Altnagelvin A&E needed ‘immediate’ or ‘very urgent’ treatment

489 people who attended the local Emergency Department (ED) ‘left before treatment’ during the month of March.

489 people left Derry A&E without waiting to be seen by nurse or doctor

Addiction continues to exact a severe toll in Derry where the death and admission rates for drink and drugs are much higher in deprived areas.

Drink and drug deaths, hospitalisations responsible for largest inequality gaps

The life expectancy of poorer women and men in Derry is declining.

Life expectancy for poorer Derry continues to fall

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy at the Fort George site.

Progress on £70m Fort George health hub with land transferring to Western Trust

Bridge Street Family Practice is based in the Bridge Street Medical Centre

Second Derry GP practice hands back contract; recruitment process to begin

SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood.

Derry MP calls for mileage rates increase for healthcare workers

GP recruitment drive under way.

DoH launches recruitment drive for new Shantallow GP operator

A positive COVID lateral flow test.

COVID resurgence adding to ‘extreme pressures’

There is 'exceptional demand' for Strep A antibiotics in the north.

Demand for Strep A antibiotics remains at 'exceptional level'

The Department for Health (DOH) has said in a statement that they are working to replenish stocks of antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Streptococcus.

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A&E

Over 400 people left Derry A&E without waiting to be seen by nurse or doctor

Alnagelvin Hospital, Derry.

Western Trust receives three times as many compliments as complaints

The Western Trust has highest admissions but lower bed availability

Western Trust has among highest admissions but lowest bed availability

A new survey has found almost 100 per cent have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Almost everyone in Derry has antibodies to fight COVID-19

Secretary of State Brandon Lewis.

Secretary of State moves on abortion provision in Northern Ireland

Poverty is having a major impact on health inequalities, new report shows.

Life expectancy among poorer Derry men falling

The Covid certification scheme will only be mandatory for licensed premises at this stage - including those venues operating a ‘bring your own’ facility.

Premises will have to comply with COVID certification regulations from today, De...

70% of COVID-19 inpatients aged under 50 were unvaccinated.

70% of COVID-19 inpatients under 50 unvaccinated, new DoH data shows

Finance Minister Conor Murphy

Finance Minister Conor Murphy confirms £200m extra for health service - 90% of t...

The total death toll has risen to 174.

Death of man aged over 80 brings Derry COVID-19 toll to 174

Student nurses denied £2k recognition pay despite stepping up during Derry COVID...

A student nurse who worked during the COVID-19 wave last autumn has complained of being denied a special £2,000 recognition payment by the Department of Health (DoH).

Kevin Mullan

£135m retained within health sector, according to Kieran Donnelly.

Health and social care retained £135m that would otherwise have been re-distribu...

Local people have expressed concerns over difficulties in accessing in-person appointments at some GP surgeries. (file picture)

Pandemic response ‘accelerated innovate ways of working’ at GP practices in Nort...

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Four further COVID-related recorded by NISRA in Northern Ireland last week

PACEMAKER BELFAST 08/12/2020 A phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital, in Belfast, on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the UK's history. Care home workers, NHS staff and people aged 80 and over will begin receiving the jab from Tuesday. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday December 8, 2020. See PA story HEALTH Coronavirus.

DOH: How and where to get your vaccine jab

‘Limited capacity’ at Derry’s main vaccine centre

The total number of Covid-positive cases detected in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 111,391.

Five Covid related deaths in 24 hours - daily infection rate continues to drop

COVID-19

Death toll for NI rises to 2,033 and 263 people test positive

Clinical staff wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as they care for a patient

Death toll rises to 1,953 as infection rate remains low with 275 new cases

Another death has sadly been reported.

Death of Derry COVID-19 patient aged 60 to 79 registered by DoH

The total number of Covid deaths in NI now according to DoH IS 1,814.

Second day in row a NI council area records eight Covid deaths in 24 hours

Some of the first Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines

Death toll rises to 1,747 as 74 people fight for their lives in ICU

Covid Testing Centre

Another 14 people die with Coronavirus as 74 fight for life in ICU

One of the deaths was a patient aged between 20-39.

Covid death in patient aged 20-39 - 713 new infections

NI hospital

NI records 1,606 deaths in pandemic after 25 more lose lives

Of the 26 people to sadly pass away, 14 were male and 12 were female.

NI records 26 Covid-19 related deaths in one day

Sixteen Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours.

Three NI hospitals now over capacity as DoH records 16 additional Covid deaths

Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry.

‘No reports of major disruption’ to hospital food supplies says DoH

Poorer areas of the north suffer significantly higher coronavirus rates, DoH stu...

Medical staff attending to patients in an ambulance, at Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland.

NI Covid-19 death-toll surges to 1,414 as 20 people die in 24 hours

Medical staff return a bed to an ambulance at Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland recently.

Almost 2,000 new Covid-19 infections and 13 deaths in NI in last 24 hours

(left to right) 100-year-old Ethel Sinclair, with care staff Cathy Lacey and Lauren Adams, who was among residents to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Bradley Manor care home in north Belfast.

New advice issued on visiting care homes over Christmas

Belfast city centre on Friday afternoon after some restriction measures were lifted.

Third NI 'circuit breaker' lockdown on December 28 a possibility

The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland is now 1,099.

14 additional Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours - 441 new infections dete...

Latest data.

Coronavirus NI: Death toll rises to 1,025 after four more deaths with virus - 37...

A hospital ward

Coronavirus NI: Seven more people die with COVID-19 - 36 people fighting for the...

Daily COVID-19 data.

Derry/Strabane COVID-19 case rate plummets to lowest point in two months albeit ...

Hospital

Coronavirus NI: Another 3 people die with COVID-19 - 280 new infections and MORE...

Coronavirus swabs

Ten more people die with COVID-19 - NI death toll now 933 - another 419 coronavi...