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Adoption and social care legislation in Northern Ireland stalled due to Stormont's collapse

They are the latest bills confirmed to be facing delays after it emerged legislation on organ donation has been stalled

Belfast Live

Department of Health axes sponsorship with RTE's Operation Transformation following criticism

The decision was made after advocacy groups such as Bodywhys criticised the show's fixation on diet culture

Dublin Live

Tories chose not to respond to looming nurse shortages 12 YEARS ago

A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses

Daily Mirror

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'What were you apologising for?' - Government lawyer refuses to say what Infected Blood apology was actually for

Eleanor Grey KC said the Department of Health and Social Care 'would not be setting out a position' on what went wrong in the contaminated blood scandal.

Chronicle Live

Daithi's Law: Stormont parties urge NI Secretary to help enact organ donation law

The enacting of the legislation has been delayed due to the political stalemate.

Belfast Live

Frost renews call to exclude medicines from Northern Ireland Brexit rules

Industry figures warn of supply ‘cliff edge’ when new regulations come into effect in December

The Guardian - UK

Organ donation: Delay in introducing Daithi's Law branded "unacceptable"

Daithi's father Mairtin MacGabhann said the delay in the legislation was "devastating"

Belfast Live

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Details on where and when to get your flu vaccine in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health encourages getting vaccinated to help to protect the health service at a time when hospitals are under extreme pressure

Belfast Live

Local chemists suffering £67,000 annual shortfall, say pharmacists' leaders

The Company Chemists’ Association blasted the "truly broken" funding system and warned the Government that pharmacists needed extra cash to help ease the desperate NHS crisis

Daily Mirror

Trade union to hold a ‘protect the right to strike’ day of protest

TUC convenes meeting with health, rail, education and civil service unions to discuss ‘day of action’

Evening Standard

Full list of 219 medicines there is currently a shortage of - including cough syrups and key antibiotics

Some medicines are not expected to be back in stock for months - with Benylin Dry Coughs Syrup expected to remain off the shelves until April

Irish Mirror

Western Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country

Health experts are concerned that slumping fourth-jab numbers in WA will lead to a spike in more severe cases like those that led to restrictions earlier in the pandemic.

ABC News

‘Significant increase’ in Covid-19 infections in Northern Ireland

On January 5 there were 374 patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19, up from 226 in December.

The Independent UK

Covid NI: Department of Health report 'significant increase' in infections since December

Both coronavirus and the flu are among factors contributing to pressures on the healthcare system

Belfast Live

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Cost of Living: Two NI schools speak on offering free breakfast to all pupils for the long term

"We do have children who don't have anything to eat from they have their dinner in the evening at home until they come and get their lunch the next day."

Daily Mirror

Missing health chief Steve Barclay spotted as pressure mounts over NHS crisis

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has been accused of being all-but absent during recent weeks, as NHS staff took historic industrial action and ambulances queue up outside hospitals

Dublin Live

'No plans' for new travel restrictions in Ireland despite Covid spike cases

Testing at Milan’s main airport started on December 26 and results showed almost half of the passengers were infected.

Irish Mirror

'No plans' for new travel restrictions in Ireland despite spike in Covid cases and return of tests at some airports

Testing at Milan’s main airport started on December 26 and results showed almost half of the passengers were infected.

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Dublin brother of sister 'let down by State' angry at no further review of her end-of-life care

Elizabeth Canning had a long series of illnesses before she died in May

Dublin Live

Concern over antibiotics shortage due to Strep A outbreak

Due to the recent outbreak of Strep-A and the fear associated with it, patients and parents are “more inclined to attend early”

The Independent UK

Only £18m recouped by government from fraudulent PPE contracts

Liberal Democrats criticise ‘pitiful’ government efforts to reclaim wasted money

Belfast Live

Animal testing up 29% in Northern Ireland

62% of experiments causing severe or moderate suffering

ABC News

UN working group backs South Sudanese Australian mothers' concerns about treatment of youth

After a United Nations working group visit, African Australian mothers are calling for changes to government policies affecting their young people.

The Independent UK

NHS braced for ‘worst’ chaos ahead as strike knock-on effect hits hospitals

‘As this week’s strike action draws to a close, the disruption is far from over,’ NHS leaders warn

Irish Mirror

All the winners and losers as new junior ministers are announced and Brendan Griffin explains why he didn't take role

While it was widely suggested that Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond would be elevated to the ministerial ranks, he did not receive a promotion.

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