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The Health and Social Care service was created by the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1948 after the Beveridge Report.From 1948 to 1974, hospitals in the region were managed by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority and hospital management committees, and then transferred to four health and social services boards, along with responsibility for social care.
public safety – the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (commonly known by its former name, the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade) but not the Police Service of Northern Ireland or HM Coastguard. Some sensitive health policy issues are reserved to Westminster and are therefore not devolved: [6] human fertilisation and embryology; human ...
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was created separately and is often locally referred to as "the NHS". [ 2 ]
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Irish: Iontaobhas Sláinte agus Cúraim Shóisialaigh an Deiscirt) provides health and social care services in Northern Ireland. It runs Craigavon Area Hospital, Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Lurgan Hospital and South Tyrone Hospital as well as Armagh Community Hospital and St Luke's Hospital in Armagh ...
Health care in Ireland is delivered through public and private healthcare. The public health care system is governed by the Health Act 2004, [1] which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland – the Health Service Executive. The new national health service came ...
The Health Service Executive, responsible for Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom National Health Service ) The existence of the two different systems is seen as a major obstacle to Irish unification by Social Democratic and Labour Party politicians.
He said in September 2021 around one in four people in Northern Ireland were waiting either to see a consultant for the first time or receive treatment, an increase of almost 10% since September 2020.
The Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 [1] followed the Review of Public Administration in 2007 and led to a reorganisation of health and social care delivery in Northern Ireland. Prior to enactment of this legislation, healthcare delivery in Northern Ireland was provided by 4 health boards, 11 community and social ...