Lisa Smyth
Belfast Telegraph
United Kingdom
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Trade unions challenge politicians’ priorities and leadership as NHS workers take to the picket line
Family and friends of people who receive home-care services are being asked to check on their loved ones during Thursday’s strike action by healthcare workers. → Read More
Lisa Smyth: Broken social care service means families have no choice but to subsidise the system
Making the decision to move a loved one into a care home is one of the most difficult things a family can do. → Read More
Lisa Smyth: Mounting calls for our politicians to return to Stormont and give the NHS a helping hand
The Northern Trust’s announcement yesterday of the imminent closure of the 23-bed rehabilitation unit at Whiteabbey comes despite evidence of strong outcomes and an average length of stay consistently below 14 days at the unit. → Read More
Terminally ill must be allowed early access to their state pensions, says Marie Curie charity
A change in the way the state pension is paid could stop 260 terminally ill people in Northern Ireland from spending their final months living in poverty, a leading charity has said. → Read More
Healthcare unions snub independent body dealing with pay review for NHS staff
Two of the biggest healthcare unions are refusing to engage with the body tasked with recommending pay awards for NHS staff. → Read More
£150m plan for Antrim business park redevelopment could create 1,200 jobs
A £150m investment plan to redevelop and extend the Enkalon Business Park in Antrim could create up to 1,200 jobs, it’s been claimed. → Read More
Lisa Smyth: Politicians need to get their act together as NHS and patients continue to suffer
Headlines about the crisis-hit health and social care service are an almost daily occurrence. → Read More
Liz Weir storyteller: Pensioner paid for cancer diagnosis after facing two-year NHS wait
A 72-year-old woman who thought she had cancer paid to see a hospital consultant after she was told she faced a two-year wait for an NHS appointment. → Read More
People with red-flag referrals for cancer check waiting a year to be examined
Patients with suspected cancer are waiting longer than a year for a first hospital appointment, it can be revealed today. → Read More
Pensioner paid for cancer diagnosis after facing two-year NHS wait
A 72-year-old woman who thought she had cancer paid to see a hospital consultant after she was told she faced a two-year wait for an NHS appointment. → Read More
Belfast Trust breast cancer waiting times expected to rise as plans for regional service are developed
Belfast Trust’s breast cancer waiting times are expected to slip as they step in to treat women living in other parts of Northern Ireland. → Read More
Lisa Smyth: The health service is at breaking point — but is anyone listening to staff pleading for help?
“What’s the point? It won’t make any difference.” This is the overwhelming response from staff working in emergency medicine asked to describe situations they have encountered in recent weeks which previously would have been unthinkable. → Read More
NHS crisis: Patients spending so long in emergency departments they are suffering painful bed sores
Patients are now spending so long in emergency departments they are suffering painful bed sores, it has been warned. → Read More
Experts warn NI’s children’s surgical service faces uncertain future over consultant shortage
A lack of consultants in Northern Ireland’s regional paediatric critical care service is threatening the future of elective surgery for children here, experts have warned. → Read More
Lisa Smyth: Adequate workforce is crucial to maintain a safe NHS for all
Once again, we are hearing that a shortage of doctors has been cited as a significant issue in the safe and long-term delivery of services. → Read More
Murdered Natalie McNally died days before scan to tell her she was carrying a baby boy
Murdered mum-to-be Natalie McNally was stabbed to death just two days before a scan would have told her she was carrying a baby boy, her heartbroken parents have revealed. → Read More
Pat Jennings joins a host of famous and not-so-famous names recognised in New Year Honours list
Football legend Pat Jennings is among almost 100 Northern Ireland people honoured by the King in his first New Year Honours list. → Read More
Covid-19 tests for air arrivals from China ‘unlikely to be effective’ in NI, says public health expert
Covid-19 testing of passengers arriving from China is not likely to be effective in containing spread of the virus in Northern Ireland, an expert has said. → Read More
Patients warned of eight-hour waits for GP call-backs as out-of-hour doctor deals with 200 calls in eight-hour shift
Patients were being warned of an eight-hour wait for a call-back by GP out-of-hours services at the weekend. → Read More
Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children struggling to cope with demand as parents seek reassurance over Strep A
Staff at the Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children (RBHSC) have been warning of 12-hour waits for treatment in its emergency department. → Read More