Allan Preston
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Union warns removing Daisy Hill maternity services is ‘a matter of life and death’ (opens the original)
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Removing maternity services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry will be “a matter of life and death,” a union representative has warned. Speaking to The Irish News ahead of a public meeting held in Newry on Thursday evening, Rachel Killen from Unison said she did not wish to scare pregnant women in rural areas but the risks of moving services further away could not be ignored. The Southern Trust has said it intends to maintain the service in Daisy Hill, which currently delivers around 1,700 babies
Newry woman danced before chemo sessions after 102 day wait for breast cancer treatment (opens the original)
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A Newry woman who waited 102 days to start treatment for breast cancer has spoken of how dancing before chemotherapy sessions helped her to cope. Mum of two Claire Little (49) shared her story as the latest cancer waiting times for Northern Ireland were released. They showed that between April to June this year, around 1,000 (71%) of patients waited longer than 62 days to start treatment for cancer after an urgent GP referral. The target is for 95% of patients to be treated within this timeframe
Life of baby saved after mum in labour trapped at home (opens the original)
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The life of a new born baby has been saved after PSNI officers forced entry to a home where a mother had become trapped during labour. A police spokesperson said that just after 11.30am on Thursday, a call for assistance was received over a woman âtrapped in her home address in active labour.â âPolice and NIAS (Northern Ireland Ambulance Service) have arrived within minutes. Police have then forced entry into the address discovering both mother and baby with baby not breathing,â they sai
Orange Order and DUP dismiss Drumcree proposal at Portadown rally (opens the original)
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The Orange Order has dismissed talk of a proposed agreement with residents on the Garvaghy Road. On Wednesday, Breandán Mac Cionnaith from the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition told media he had a document from the Secretary of State, adding that his group would endorse if it was accepted by the Orange Order. At a âDrumcree Family Support eventâ in Portadown on Wednesday night, DUP MP Carla Lockhart and loyalist activist Jamie Bryson updated a crowd of around 300. âWe have been engaged in
Babies will be born âat the side of the roadâ if services moved from Daisy Hill, warn families (opens the original)
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Families have warned the expected withdrawal of maternity services at Newryâs Daisy Hill hospital will see babies born âat the side of the roadâ. The Southern Trust announced it may not be possible to maintain inpatient maternity services at Daisy Hill due to difficulties in recruiting enough consultant obstetricians after a number of retirements and resignations. With approximately 1,700 babies born every year at Daisy Hill, the Trust has said it may be necessary for the âtemporary cons
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