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Press Release Archive

The Council issue many press releases on issues concerning health and social services - this archive holds copies of all press releases since 2000.

12th Dec 2008
2nd Dec 2008

Ambulance Cover In The Southern Area
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18th Sep 2008

What's On The Menu? Daisy Hill Hospital
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18th Sep 2008

What's On The Menu? Craigavon Area Hospital
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24th June 2008

Meeting Targets And Improving Service Delivery
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12th June 2008
15th May 2008 Casualty Watch Looks At Late Night A&E Services In Craigavon Area Hospital
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15th May 2008 Casualty Watch Looks At Late Night A&E Service In Daisy Hill Hospital
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21st April 2008 Health Council Elects New Chairman
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16th April 2008 Craigavon Area Hospital Car Parking
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16th April 2008 Daisy Hill Hospital Car Parking
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10th Mar 2008

NHS Dental Registration
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10th Dec 2007

Capital Funding For Social Education Centres
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1st Nov 2007

Health Council Meets MLAs
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28th Sept 2007

Lurgan Hospital In The Spotlight
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28th June 2007

Who's Advocating For Older People In Care Homes? Emergency Planning
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25th June 2007

Responding To Young People's Needs
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11th June 2007
20th April 2007

Difficulty In Finding A Dentist?
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20th April 2007
20th April 2007
6th April 2007

Child and Adolescence Mental Health
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3rd April 2007

Your Voice in Health and Social Care
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27th February 2007

New Trauma and Orthopadedic Unit at Craigavon Area Hospital
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12th February 2007

Update On Developments In Unscheduled Care Managed Clinical Network (MCN)
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19th January 2007

Changes Coming For Health Watchdog
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19th October 2006

Your Voice In Health And Social Care
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18th October 2006

Support Your Local Ambulance
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18th October 2006

Mournes GP Out Of Hours Situation Needs To Be Resolved
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11th September 2006

Patient Access and Communication – An Assessment of the New GMS Contract
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28th June 2006

FUTURE PROVISION OF OUT OF HOURS CARE IN THE MOURNE AREA
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23rd June 2006

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL
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9th June 2006

THE FUTURE OF GP OUT OF HOURS SERVICES IN THE MOURNE AREA
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9th June 2006

TOWARDS A NEW PATIENT CLIENT COUNCIL
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9th June 2006

NEWRY AND MOURNE CARERS
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8th May 2006

DEVELOPMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
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28th April 2006

CASUALTY-WATCH REPORT LAUNCHED
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28th April 2006

CASUALTY-WATCH REPORT LAUNCHED
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27th April 2006

NEWRY AND CROSSMAGLEN SECs
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27th April 2006
27th April 2006

CONSULTATION ON THE PATIENT CLIENT COUNCIL
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4th April 2006
4th April 2006
10th March 2006
13th February 2006

UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH TYRONE HOSPITAL
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13th February 2006
23rd December 2005
23rd December 2005

DONATION IN LIEU OF CHRISTMAS CARDS
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19th December 2005

EXCELLENT AMBULANCE SERVICE
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5th December 2005

Update on developments in the ambulance service
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28th November 2005

Changes to 'High Street' dentist service
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21st November 2005
26th September 2005

BUGWATCH! Craigavon Area Hospital
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26th September 2005

BUGWATCH! Daisy Hill Hospital
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24th June 2005

Infection Prevention and Control
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23rd June 2005

Funding secured for Day Centres in Newry and Mourne Trust area
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20th June 2005

New report launched by SHSSC
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13th June 2005

Assistance with Health and Social Care Complaints
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13th June 2005

Seting the scene on bacteria and hospital infections
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23rd May 2005

Council raises public awareness
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13th May 2005

Council seeks increased participation
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25th April 2005

Council raises public awareness
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20th April 2005

SHSSC meets
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11th April 2005

Developing Better Services - Modernisation Proposals for Newry & Mourne HSS Trust
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10th March 2005

Support For Newry Social Education Centre Funding Bid
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8th March 2005

Positive Message For Hospice Care
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28th February 2005

Southern Health And Social Services Council
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22nd February 2005

Trolley Waits At Craigavon Area Hospital
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26th January 2005

Views On Dental Services
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24th January 2005

Donation In Lieu Of Christmas Cards
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24th January 2005

Research Into Patients' Views
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10th January 2005

Your Voice Within Health and Social Care - launch of Focus 2004 - Annual Report
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6th January 2005

Your Voice In Health and Social Services
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6th January 2005

Your Voice In Health and Social Services
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6th January 2005

Your Voice In Health and Social Services
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7th December 2004

Dental Services on the Agenda
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25th October 2004

New Chair Elected to Health & Social Services Watchdog
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18th October 2004

Health & Social Services Watchdog Appoints New Chief Officer
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12th September 2004

Emergency Pressures on the Agenda for Newry
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7th September 2004

Health Council Says Farewell To Watchdog Chief
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14th June 2004

Health Watchdog Seeks Views On GP Out Of Hours Services
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8th June 2004

Immunisation And Out Of Hours Medical Centres
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9th April 2004

Mental Health Issues On The Agenda For Civic Centre
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6th February 2004

Health Watchdog Body Visits Banbridge
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27th November 2003

Health Watchdog Leaders Re-Elected
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4th November 2003

Health Watchdog Body Strengthened By New Appointments
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4th November 2003

Health Council Publishes Its Annual Report
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4th July 2003

Health Council Sets Its Challenges For The Year Ahead
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10th March 2003

Health Council Congratulates CAH On Opening Of New Unit
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3rd December 2002

SHSSC says 'out of hours' pharmacy services should be "an important part of primary care"
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12th November 2002

Consumers May Be The Losers In The Shake Up Of Health Services - Health Watchdog Body
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28th October 2002

Complaints in the spotlight at Care Homes seminar
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25th October 2002

SHSSC expressed its deep regret at the sudden death of one of its members Mrs Mary McNally
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26th September 2002

EQUALITY ISSUES ON THE AGENDA FOR HEALTH WATCHDOG GROUP
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25th September 2002

Local voice essential in representing the interests of patients
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17th June 2002

SHSSC has highlighted the problems caused by patients not attending scheduled hospital outpatient appointments
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17th June 2002 The former Chairwoman of the SHSSC Mrs Fionnuala Cook, has been awarded an OBE for services to health and social services
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13th June 2002

The SHSSC today expressed concern that changes to health services structures could make it more difficult for consumers to influence decisions
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7th June 2002

SHSSC elected Roisin Foster to serve as its Chairman for the next two years
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25th March 2002

SHSSC has appointed a new Chief Officer Delia van der Lenden
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13th March 2002

Comments on the data taken from the Dr Foster’s Good Hospitals Guide
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18th December 2001

Pressures for beds at Craigavon Area Hospital
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30th October 2001

SHSSC launches its website
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19th June 2001

Problems at Craigavon's A&E Department continue to mount
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27th April 2001

People who have been supported and assisted by the SHSSC give a ‘thumbs up’
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27th April 2001

Proposed new arrangements for Primaty Health Care need further consideration
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25th April 2001

SHSSC has welcomed the commitment from Health Minister, Bairbre de Brún that new interim arrangements are to be put in place for couples with fertility problems
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29th March 2001

SHSSC Concerned at Craigavon Hospital's ability to cope with demand
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