Know your normal – Northern Trust shares key breast cancer message
Everyone should be breast aware and know what is normal for them. That is the message from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust during Breast Cancer Awareness Month,...
Changing lives through foster care
Over the past six years, Adrian and Nicci Stewart have welcomed more than 22 children into their home. As foster carers with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust,...
Quicker diagnosis and treatment for asthma patients
A new referral pathway enabling GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists to directly refer patients for an ‘asthma in a box’ diagnosis test at Causeway Hospital has successfully supported more...
Celebrating 50 years of Hawthorns Adult Centre in Carrickfergus
Hawthorns Adult Centre in Carrickfergus is celebrating a remarkable moment in its history – 50 years of service to the learning disability community. Since opening its doors in July...
Ballymena couple champion short break foster care for children with disabilities
“It gives you a spark and a spring in your step, it’s just amazing.” A Ballymena couple are encouraging others to consider short break foster care for children with...
Schools recognised for their commitment to wellbeing
Schools across the Northern Trust area have been recognised for their commitment to improving pupils’ wellbeing. A total of 180 educational settings, including nursery, primary, post-primary, EOTAS (Education Otherwise...
All aboard for a chatty outing to the seaside
A group of older people from Ballymoney and Coleraine have enjoyed a train journey with a difference to Castlerock. Over 30 passengers got on board for the ‘chatty outing’,...