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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.

15th May 2008	Casualty Watch Looks At Late Night A&E Services In Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read press release ...
15th May 2008	Casualty Watch Looks At Late Night A&E Services In Daisy Hill Hospital Click here to read press release ...
21st April 2008	Health Council Elects New Chairman Click here to read press release ...
16th April 2008	Craigavon Area Hospital Car Parking Click here to read press release ...
16th April 2008	Daisy Hill Hospital Car Parking Click here to read press release ...
10th March 2008	NHS Dental Registration Click here to read press release ...
10th December 2007	Capital Funding For Social Education Centres Click here to read press release ...
1st November 2007	Health Council Meets MLAs Click here to read press release ...
28th September 2007	Lurgan Hospital In The Spotlight Click here to read press release ...
28th June 2007	Who's Advocating For Older People In Care Homes? Emergency Planning Click here to read press release ... Click here to read press release ...
25th June 2007	Responding To Young People's Needs Click here to read press release ...
11th June 2007	Emergency Planning Click here to read press release ...
20th April 2007	Difficulty In Finding A Dentist? Click here to read press release ...
20th April 2007	Bugwatch at Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read press release ... Click here to read full report ...
20th April 2007	Bugwatch at Daisy Hill Hospital Click here to read press release ... Click here to read full report ...
6th April 2007	Child and Adolescence Mental Health Click here to read press release ...
3rd April 2007	Your Voice in Health and Social Care Click here to read press release ...
27th February 2007	New Trauma and Orthopadedic Unit at Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read press release ...
12th February 2007	Update On Developments In Unscheduled Care Managed Clinical Network (MCN) Click here to read press release ...
19th January 2007	Changes Coming For Health Watchdog Click here to read press release ...
19th October 2006	Your Voice In Health And Social Care Click here to read press release ...
18th October 2006	Support Your Local Ambulance Click here to read press release ...
18th October 2006	Mournes GP Out Of Hours Situation Needs To Be Resolved Click here to read press release ...
11th September 2006	Patient Access and Communication – An Assessment of the New GMS Contract Click here to read press release ...
28th June 2006	Future Provision Of Our Of Hours Care In The Mourne Area Click here to read press release ...
23rd June 2006	Health And Social Services For All Click here to read press release ...
9th June 2006	The Future Of GP Out Of Hours Services In The Mourne Area Click here to read press release ...
9th June 2006	Towards A New Patient Client Council Click here to read press release ...
9th June 2006	Newry And Mourne Carers Click here to read press release ...
8th May 2006	Developments In Mental Health Services Click here to read press release ...
28th April 2006	Casualty-Watch Report Launched Click here to read press release ...
28th April 2006	Casualty-Watch Report Launched Click here to read press release ...
27th April 2006	NEWRY AND CROSSMAGLEN SECs Click here to read press release ...
27th April 2006	BANBRIDGE SEC Click here to read press release ...
27th April 2006	CONSULTATION ON THE PATIENT CLIENT COUNCIL Click here to read press release ...
4th April 2006	PATIENT CLIENT COUNCIL Click here to read press release ...
4th April 2006	INVOLVING USERS TO IMPROVE SERVICES Click here to read press release for the Newry Area... Click here to read press release for the Craigavon and Banbridge, and Armagh and Dungannon Areas...
10th March 2006	DENTAL SERVICES Click here to read press release ...
13th February 2006	UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH TYRONE HOSPITAL Click here to read press release ...
13th February 2006	WE ARE PEOPLE TOO! Click here to read press release ...
23rd December 2005	BUGWATCH PILOT SURVEY Click here to read press release ...
23rd December 2005	DONATION IN LIEU OF CHRISTMAS CARDS Click here to read press release ...
19th December 2005	EXCELLENT AMBULANCE SERVICE Click here to read press release ...
5th December 2005	UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AMBULANCE SERVICE Click here to read press release ...
28th November 2005	Changes to 'High Street' dentist service Click here to read press release ...
21st November 2005	Avian Flu Click here to read press release ...
26th September 2005	BUGWATCH! Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read press release ...
26th September 2005	BUGWATCH! Daisy Hill Hospital Click here to read press release ...
24th June 2005	Infection Prevention and Control Click here to read more ...
23rd June 2005	Funding secured for Day Centres in Newry and Mourne Trust area Click here to read more ...
20th June 2005	New report launched by SHSSC Click here to read more ...
13th June 2005	Assistance with Health and Social Care Complaints Click here to read more ...
13th June 2005	Seting the scene on bacteria and hospital infections Click here to read more ...
23rd May 2005	Council raises public awareness Click here to read more ...
13th May 2005	Council seeks increased participation Click here to read more ...
25th April 2005	Council raises public awareness Click here to read more ...
20th April 2005	SHSSC meets Click here to read more ...
11th April 2005	Developing Better Services - Modernisation Proposals for Newry & Mourne HSS Trust Click here to read more ...
10th March 2005	Support For Newry Social Education Centre Funding Bid Click here to read more ...
8th March 2005	Positive Message For Hospice Care Click here to read more ...
28th February 2005	Southern Health And Social Services Council Click here to read more ...
22nd February 2005	Trolley Waits At Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read more ...
26th January 2005	Views On Dental Services Click here to read more ...
24th January 2005	Donation In Lieu Of Christmas Cards Click here to read more ...
24th January 2005	Research Into Patients' Views Click here to read more ...
10th January 2005	Your Voice Within Health and Social Care - launch of Focus 2004 - Annual Report Click here to read more ...
6th January 2005	Your Voice In Health and Social Services Click here to read more ...
6th January 2005	Your Voice In Health and Social Services Click here to read more ...
6th January 2005	Your Voice In Health and Social Services Click here to read more ...
7th December 2004	Dental Services on the Agenda Click here to read more ...
25th October 2004	New Chair Elected to Health & Social Services Watchdog Click here to read more ...
18th October 2004	Health & Social Services Watchdog Appoints New Chief Officer Click here to read more ...
12th September 2004	Emergency Pressures on the Agenda for Newry Click here to read more ...
7th September 2004	Health Council Says Farewell To Watchdog Chief Click here to read more ...
14th June 2004	Health Watchdog Seeks Views On GP Out Of Hours Services Click here to read more ...
8th June 2004	Immunisation And Out Of Hours Medical Centres Click here to read more ...
9th April 2004	Mental Health Issues On The Agenda For Civic Centre Click here to read more ...
6th February 2004	Health Watchdog Body Visits Banbridge Click here to read more ...
27th November 2003	Health Watchdog Leaders Re-Elected Click here to read more ...
4th November 2003	Health Watchdog Body Strengthened By New Appointments Click here to read more ...
4th November 2003	Health Council Publishes Its Annual Report Click here to read more ...
4th July 2003	Health Council Sets Its Challenges For The Year Ahead Click here to read more ...
10th March 2003	Health Council Congratulates CAH On Opening Of New Unit Click here to read more ...
3rd December 2002	SHSSC says 'out of hours' pharmacy services should be "an important part of primary care" Click here to read more ...
12th November 2002	Consumers May Be The Losers In The Shake Up Of Health Services - Health Watchdog Body Click here to read more ...
28th October 2002	Complaints in the spotlight at Care Homes seminar Click here to read more ...
25th October 2002	SHSSC expressed its deep regret at the sudden death of one of its members Mrs Mary McNally Click here to read more ...
26th September 2002	EQUALITY ISSUES ON THE AGENDA FOR HEALTH WATCHDOG GROUP Click here to read more ...
25th September 2002	Local voice essential in representing the interests of patients Click here to read more ...
17th June 2002	SHSSC has highlighted the problems caused by patients not attending scheduled hospital outpatient appointments Click here to read more ...
17th June 2002	The former Chairwoman of the SHSSC Mrs Fionnuala Cook, has been awarded an OBE for services to health and social services Click here to read more ...
13th June 2002	The SHSSC today expressed concern that changes to health services structures could make it more difficult for consumers to influence decisions Click here to read more ...
7th June 2002	SHSSC elected Roisin Foster to serve as its Chairman for the next two years Click here to read more ...
25th March 2002	SHSSC has appointed a new Chief Officer Delia van der Lenden Click here to read more ...
13th March 2002	Comments on the data taken from the Dr Foster’s Good Hospitals Guide Click here to read more ...
18th December 2001	Pressures for beds at Craigavon Area Hospital Click here to read more ...
30th October 2001	SHSSC launches its website Click here to read more ...
19th June 2001	Problems at Craigavon's A&E Department continue to mount Click here to read more ...
27th April 2001	People who have been supported and assisted by the SHSSC give a ‘thumbs up’ Click here to read more ...
27th April 2001	Proposed new arrangements for Primaty Health Care need further consideration Click here to read more ...
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 Click here to read more ...
29th March 2001	SHSSC Concerned at Craigavon Hospital's ability to cope with demand Click here to read more ...

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