Health and Social Care News

The Minister for Health and Social Care, Kate Beecroft MHK, has described comments made by Unite the Union’s regional officer Eric Holmes on locum doctors as...

A chicken house built from recycled materials by adults with learning difficulties has won a prize in a community initiative run by the Considerate...

Prepare for the festive season and use your local pharmacy as the first port of call for healthcare needs. People are being encouraged to stock up on...

The Department of Health and Social Care’s policy of training GPs on-Island is bearing fruit with the appointment of Dr Melanie Schick as a new partner at...

Service providers are being reminded they will have extra responsibilities when the next phase of the Disability Discrimination Act comes into effect on 1...

With colder weather forecast for the weekend, the Department of Health and Social Care is raising awareness of how people – particularly those in vulnerable...

A series of festive performances will take place in the reception area at Noble’s Hospital in the run up to Christmas. A busy programme of events has been...

The Department of Health and Social Care has taken the decision to end its commissioned cleaning service which was available to people eligible for income...

An information leaflet outlining the options available to customers of the Meals on Wheels service has been distributed. The move fulfils a pledge made by the...

People are being invited to have their say on the future of health and social care in the west of the Island.  Workshops are being scheduled early next month...