Allan Preston

Ratios for childminders in Northern Ireland have recently been increased, but a union claims a department ‘flip-flop' to delay until November will force more parents to risk illegal daycare

As Irish psychiatrists have called for a ban on AI therapy, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said emerging technology presents ‘opportunities and risks' in mental health

Allan Preston Using artificial intelligence to boost mental health services in Northern Ireland presents “both opportunities and risks,” the health minister has said.

A travel fund to help children with cancer has been introduced in England, but the health minister has said it is not affordable in Northern Ireland

Three doctors voting for strike action tell the Irish News why patients facing cancelled operations should back their demands for more pay

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland said workers and the most vulnerable must be protected from artificial intelligence

A report from the audit office has said reliance on agency nurses remains ‘extremely high,' with an hourly rate of £36 compared to £28 in London

Speaking to The Irish News, Mike Nesbitt announces £80m for waiting lists but calls on doctors not to ‘reverse the good work' with strikes

One month after ambulances were ordered not to wait longer than two hours at hospitals, medics say it has increased overcrowding

Co Derry father who spent three years taking daughter for leukaemia treatment calling on minister to consider England style travel fund