Department of Health
Updates
At the root of our health crisis is poverty
Health inequality lies at the heart of the crisis in care we are living through. Yet few members of the public know what it means, or what needs to be done about it.
How climate change will affect our health in Ireland
Later this month hundreds of delegates will gather for the all-Ireland Healthy Planet Healthy People conference.
A Manifesto for Health
Parties in Northern Ireland are already in campaigning mode as we build up to the Assembly Elections which will be held next May, possibly earlier if the DUP decides to collapse government before then.
How to die well
Everyone wants to live well. It is also important to die well.
How to pay for social care
Northern Ireland's powers to raise it own revenues are so limited that it is almost entirely dependent on the British Treasury via the Block Grant for the monies it can spend.
Recovering from the pandemic: lessons from other disasters
It might be a matter of months before vaccines bring Covid-19 under control. It will take 10-15 years for individuals and communities to recover from the disaster, according to the health think tank The King’s Fund.
The pandemic's devastating impact on stroke survivors
We’re now bracing for a second surge of Covid-19 cases.
End the dithering: time to fix social care
When the history of the pandemic comes to be written the most disturbing chapter of all will be devoted to the plight of the old and the vulnerable.
Obesity, fitness trackers, and the war on diabetes
There are currently 96,000 people diagnosed with diabetes in Northern Ireland – that’s 6% of the population. By this time next year that figure will rise to more than 100,000.
Boris: obesity and the nanny state
Boris Johnson’s elevation to Prime Minister will have profound – and potentially negative – impacts on public health policy.
Share your COVID-19 support service information
Organisations providing support to people and communities during the COVID-19 emergency can share their service information
