Health

Nora Brown, a 79-year-old guesthouse owner from the Dungannon area, had been waiting a year for a hip operation when she was told it was likely she would have to wait a further two years.

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust, which cares for patients in the Dungannon area, has launched a new joint partnership with PIPS Upper Bann and PIPS Hope and Support as Charity Partners for 2018-2020.

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has launched the Excellence Awards for 2018 and is asking for members of the public to play their part and nominate a team or a member of staff for the People’s Choice Award.

As part of the Health and Well being Programme there will be several activities in Clonoe Community Centre over the next few months.

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust recently hosted an awards event and DVD launch to celebrate the successes of young people with disabilities as they transition from children’s services to adulthood.

Ambulances squeezed into the arrival bay at Craigavon Hospital’s Emergency Department last night in what was described as ‘the worst yet’ by one local politician.

Plans to build a new mental health inpatient facility in Omagh have been frozen due to a lack of funding amid Northern Ireland’s political deadlock, the News Letter can reveal.

Twelve local men have successfully completed the free 12-week Men’s Health Programme delivered at Dungannon Leisure Centre.

A new short stay service from Roxborough House in Moy is offering older patients the chance to regain independence from illness or injury in a residential setting, avoiding the need for a hospital stay.

The Southern Trust is urging people to think about how they can help minimise the pressure on local health services over the winter period.

The Southern Health Trust has outlined its plans for what it believes will be “a difficult and challenging winter period for local health and social care services.”

A Macmillan nurse from Castledawson has won a prestigious award recognising her inspirational work supporting people affected by cancer.

The NSPCC have reported a sharp rise in the number of counselling sessions on Child Sexual Exploitation.

There has been a steady increase in the number of children and young people being referred for specialist mental health support in the Southern Trust area in the last three years.

Businesswoman Lynn Elliott is changing the face of ageing after opening Northern Ireland’s first Home Instead Senior Care office - providing dignified homecare to older people in the province alongside exemplar dementia support.

A Macmillan Nurse from Castledawson has been shortlisted for a prestigious award recognising their inspirational work supporting people affected by cancer in the area.