The number of people admitted to hospital with flu in Northern Ireland this winter is 3.6 times higher than the previous year, Stormont’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said. Mr Nesbitt told the ...

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has warned that the Department of Health is facing a £400m funding gap in the new financial year. In a written statement to the Assembly, Mr Nesbitt said the draft ...

After listing details from his winter preparedness plan and noting that rising flu levels were a problem across the UK, Mr Nesbitt challenged MLAs to do more than snipe at him without bringing ...

Mike Nesbitt must come to an emergency meeting of Stormont’s health committee with plans “and not platitudes” as Northern Ireland’s hospitals spiral further into crisis. The health ...

Emergency departments (EDs) in Northern Ireland are "not in a good position" to deal with continuing winter pressures, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said. Nesbitt said he had spoken to a number ...

THE Health Minister Mike Nesbitt is to face questions over the “failure” of winter planning at an emergency meeting of Stormont’s health committee. It follows reports of intense pressure in ...

Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has warned of the consequences of the draft budget on health services (Liam McBurney/PA) Christopher Leebody Thu 16 Jan 2025 at 11:55 ...

Mike Nesbitt told BBC News NI that he would not waste time and effort exploring such significant and widespread reform unless there is evidence that patients would benefit. "It would be incumbent ...

Mike Nesbitt said he has £400m less than he needs to maintain services at existing levels. He added that health trusts will need to find £200m of savings with the hope that the rest of the ...