About the Northern Trust

Who we are and what we do
Services we provide 
Trust publications

Northern Trust Headquarters
The Cottage
5 Greenmount Avenue
Ballymena, County Antrim
N. Ireland, BT43 6DA

Tel: 0845 601 2333
Fax: 028 2563 3733

E: info@northerntrust.hscni.net

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Advice on ageing well

 

Things you can do as you get older to help stay in good health.

 

Fostercare Fortnight
14-27 May

Foster homes are needed for children of all ages who are unable to live within their own families.

 

 

Find out more about the Northern Trust's fostercare recruitment campaign.

Where to get help, advice and support

• Our A-Z list of services
• Emergency help
• Mental health advice and support
• Bereavement support groups and key contacts
• Sexual violence and abuse - Where to get help  
• Eating disorder support group  
• Help with debt - Government funded helpline 

 

If you are a carer, you are not alone

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Find out about carer support for you and your family.

• Help and support available to carers
• Carer support groups in the Northern Trust area 

 

Help for those suffering domestic abuse 

 

 

The Domestic Violence Helpline (available 24 hours a day, seven days a week).  The helpline is a freephone number.

Information for patients and visitors

• Information leaflets
• Hospital visiting times
• Acute and Community Hospital Visiting Policy  
• Do you have ideas about how to improve hospital services?

 

Play your part in infection control

Whether you are a visitor or patient you can help us prevent and control healthcare associated infections.  

 

• Read our hand hygiene information leaflet - for patients and visitors.
• Follow our guidelines for visiting our hospitals
• Learn more about healthcare associated infections

 

Join the Organ Donor Register

Your organs could help someone else to live.

Putting your name on the Organ Donor Register makes everyone aware of your wishes and makes it easier for them to agree to your transplant donation.

 

Latest Trust news

• Healthy farmers guide sows the seeds of health
• The day rehabilitation unit at Whiteabbey Hospital gets Annie back on her feet
• A day in the life of a Specialist Nurse - Organ Donation

 

Giving birth in the water

Women in the Causeway area now have the option to give birth in the water.

 

 

Read about the first water birth at Causeway Hospital

 

Advice for farmers

Guide provides health and wellbeing advice on a range of issues for the farming community.

 

 

A new Healthy Farmers Guide has been produced for the local farming community.
 

Outpatient text messaging service

The Northern Trust has launched a new text messaging service to remind people about their outpatient appointments.

 

 

 

Our hospital and community services

 

• A-Z guide of our hospital and community services 
• Hospitals in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area

 

   

 

 

Working for the Northern Trust

       

• Applying for a job in the Northern Trust
• Health and wellbeing at work
• Career opportunities
• Work experience in the Trust

Complain or comment on our services

 

• Comment on our services
• Help us improve our website
• Find out about personal and public involvement and consultations

What's new on our website

• Annual Health and Safety Report
  1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011

• Annual Risk Management Report 2010 - 2011

• Older peoples' health information

• Pregnancy and choosing where to have your baby 

• Mental health advice and support - key contacts

• Infection control leaflets