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Published: Wednesday, 19 June 2013

450 drug items discarded in 'safe box'

People have discarded 450 items of medication in a 'drug safe box' as part of a pilot scheme to tackle drug misuse in east Belfast.

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Published: Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Paramedics attacked with meat cleaver

An ambulance crew has been forced to retreat to the safety of their vehicle during a call-out in Newtownabbey, when an aggressive patient came at them wielding a meat cleaver.

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Published: Friday, 14 June 2013

£4m damages over brain damaged baby

A five-year-old north Down boy left severely brain damaged at birth is to receive an estimated £4m in damages.

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Published: Thursday, 13 June 2013

Report claims 'staff failed Savita'

Nursing staff at a hospital in Galway failed to adequately assess and monitor an Indian dentist who died after suffering a miscarriage in their care last year, a review has found.

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Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Deep clean at Altnagelvin baby ward

The Western Trust has confirmed a deep clean is underway at Altnagelvin Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after an increase in the number of babies who have developed a bloodstream infection.

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Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Don't fear prostate cancer says survivor

As part of UTV's Stand By Your Man Father's Day campaign, one survivor has described his experience of battling prostate cancer.

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Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Ulster Hospital redevelopment begins

Health Minister Edwin Poots has cut the first sod on the next stage of redevelopment at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Co Down.

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Published: Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Child sex abuse centre opens doors

A child protection charity has opened a centre dedicated to tackling the sexual abuse of children in the Southern Health Trust area.

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Published: Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Trust 'faces challenges' to improve

The Health Minister Edwin Poots has said the Northern Trust faces difficult challenges ahead as a report warns "intensive support" is needed to improve its health provision.

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Published: Monday, 10 June 2013

Concern over smear test non-attendance

A UK cancer charity has warned levels of cervical cancer among women in Northern Ireland could rise if they continue ignoring their screening test invitations.

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Published: Friday, 07 June 2013

Historic Derry care home closes

A residential care home in Londonderry run by the Sisters of Nazareth religious order is to close after 120 years, with the loss of 33 jobs.

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Published: Thursday, 06 June 2013

Local teens tackle body image issue

A group of local teenagers have launched a novel campaign to tackle the issue of body image, as part of the Fixers programme.

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Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2013

Campaign for defibrillators in schools

Parents and pupils of a Co Antrim primary school have joined forces with some of Northern Ireland's sporting heroes to campaign for life saving equipment in schools.

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Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2013

Care staff suspended over abuse claim

Two workers have been suspended from a Limavady care home as police investigate allegations of abuse relating to the care of vulnerable adults.

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Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2013

NI expert for horsemeat review

An independent review of the UK's food system, in light of the horsemeat scandal, will be lead by a Northern-Ireland based food security expert.

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Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2013

Call for clarity on autism services

A university expert is calling on all Northern Ireland assembly departments to provide clear guidance on the provision of support services for people with autism.

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Published: Tuesday, 04 June 2013

Consultation on organ donor law begins

A consultation to change the organ donation law in Northern Ireland to an opt out system has been launched.

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Published: Monday, 03 June 2013

Public raises £2m for Royal MRI scanner

The Children's MRI Scanner Appeal has reached its £2m fundraising target for the purchase of an MRI scanner for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.

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Published: Friday, 31 May 2013

Council cash boosts hospice rebuild

A new hospice building in north Belfast has been given a cash boost by Belfast City Council.

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2013

NI's middle-aged men in crisis

A charity has called on the assembly and other bodies to address the heightened risk of suicide among disadvantaged middle-aged men in Northern Ireland.

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2013

Sleep Out for Belfast's homeless

UTV's Sara Moore has spent a night sleeping rough on the streets of Belfast as part of a charity campaign to highlight the problem of homelessness.

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Published: Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Call for 'plain pack' cigarettes in NI

Health campaigners have called for branded cigarettes to be banned in Northern Ireland shops.

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Published: Wednesday, 29 May 2013

NI care homes 'safe' from privatisation

Residential care in Northern Ireland will be protected from privatisation, as MLAs react to the controversial Transforming Your Care reforms.

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Published: Monday, 27 May 2013

Low fat food 'could make you gain weight'

New research is claiming that low fat food could make consumers gain weight because they tend to see it as a license to overeat.

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Published: Friday, 24 May 2013

Cycle route stretches to city centre

A new cycle path into Belfast city centre has opened with the aim of encouraging more workers to get on their bikes.

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Published: Thursday, 23 May 2013

Brolly unveils county organ donor shirt

Former Derry All-star Joe Brolly has unveiled a new logo for his county's GAA shirt as part of a campaign to have the law on organ donation changed.

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Published: Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Payday lenders charging 1,700%

It has emerged that some lenders in Northern Ireland are charging around 1,700% interest on payday loans.

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Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013

A&E waiting times 'at boiling point'

A woman whose father waited 13 hours for a hospital bed has told UTV she feels let down by Northern Ireland's hospital system.

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Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013

NI dementia deaths reach new high

Deaths from Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia in Northern Ireland have reached a new high, according to the latest figures.

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Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Potato blight strain identified

Scientists have found the strain of blight which they believe triggered the Irish potato famine.

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Published: Saturday, 18 May 2013

Brolly and leaders in donation cycle

Organ donation campaigner Joe Brolly has been joined by the First and deputy First Ministers for an awareness-raising cycle ride in Belfast.

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Published: Saturday, 18 May 2013

Oscar's family make plans for funds

The family of Oscar Knox, who was given the all clear after battling a rare childhood cancer, say they will hold on to fundraising money for another five years in case he needs to undergo further treatment, before donating it to charity.

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Published: Friday, 17 May 2013

Oscar turns builder for cancer charity

Wee Oscar Knox, who was given the all clear after battling a rare childhood cancer, took up tools on Friday to help other children going through treatment.

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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2013

Foster care 'provides better life'

A young Belfast man who has been in foster care for 17 years has urged other people to become carers and give more children the chance that he had growing up.

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