Tackling Health Inequalities in Belfast

The conference aim was to bring together people from the communities worst affected by health inequalities with politicians, policy makers and professionals.Our hope was that together they could explore and confront the issues involved, the choices that face us as a society and what those choices say about our beliefs and the sort of society we wish to build.

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Mater Hospital faces loss of acute services in downgrade
Friday, 4 June, 2010

The future role of the Mater Hospital has been thrown into doubt after the chairman of the health committee said it may be downgraded to a local hospital.

The hospital, situated on the...

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Publication of the March 2010 Northern Ireland waiting list statistics release
Thursday, 3 June, 2010

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety today published the March 2010 Northern Ireland Waiting List Statistics Release.
The waiting list statistics release shows...

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NI Cancer survival rate improves
Wednesday, 2 June, 2010

Breast cancer survival rates in Northern Ireland have increased to nine out of 10 women.

Improved quality of treatment was partly responsible, with more patients taking diagnostic tests and...

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Revised plan for maternity unit
Wednesday, 2 June, 2010

The long-delayed new maternity unit at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital could be built five years ahead of schedule, the health minister has announced.

Michael McGimpsey wants to examine...

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Surgery waiting times to triple
Friday, 28 May, 2010

Surgery waiting times for certain major operations are set to almost triple as a result of the £200m plus Health Service cuts in Northern Ireland.

Patients requiring orthopaedic or...

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