Make a difference as an Emergency Department Companion Volunteer in Antrim Area Hospital
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is seeking volunteers to provide comfort, companionship and reassurance to patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) at Antrim Area Hospital. The new...
Parents welcome waiting time reduction initiative for children with allergies
The Northern Trust has delivered a series of additional specialist clinics for paediatric patients with allergies, which has helped reduce waiting times and improve the experience for patients. The...
Northern Trust agrees to permanent use of body-worn cameras for Emergency Department staff
The Board of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has today (Thursday) agreed to permanently implement the use of body-worn cameras for staff working in Antrim Area Hospital’s...
Families invited to free Community Kids Wellbeing Day in Ballymoney
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is working in partnership with the Mae Murray Foundation and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to bring a special community wellbeing...
Construction starts on new £3.5m Cancer Support Centre
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has visited the site of the new Macmillan Information and Support Centre at Antrim Area Hospital. The project, which is due to open in Spring...
Occupational Therapy students complete innovative school placement
Three final-year Occupational Therapy (OT) students have completed a successful placement at St. Colm’s High School, Draperstown as part of an innovative new pilot. The initiative was born out...
Public encouraged to download medical record app
An app that allows users to access specific parts of their medical records has now been downloaded by more than 70,000 people in the Northern Trust area, while those...