Niall Blaney
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Causeway Hospital: Family 'devastated' after daughter told she cannot stay on children's ward (opens the original)
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The parents of a teenager with a learning disability say she has been told she cannot be cared for on a children's ward during a major medical procedure, despite her assurances that she would be. Regan Kelly's parents, Karen and Anthony, said they were given written confirmation that their daughter would be accommodated on the children's ward at Causeway Hospital, where she had spent periods of time over many years. But when they arrived for her planned stoma surgery last month, they said they w
Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Trust expresses 'deep shame' over abuse of patients (opens the original)
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The head of the Belfast Health Trust has expressed "deep shame" over the abuse of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in County Antrim. Giving evidence to Stormont's health committee, Jennifer Welsh said the scandal had been a "dark chapter" in the history of caring for vulnerable adults in Northern Ireland. A public inquiry into abuse at the facility for people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities found some patients suffered physical abuse, including black eyes, broken bone
Northern Ireland cancer wait times 'dangerously long', says patient (opens the original)
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A man who has been fighting incurable cancer for seven years has said increased times between scans and results are becoming "dangerously long" for himself and other patients. John McClean said waiting for medical outcomes meant he was "constantly on a knife-edge". A lack of radiologists in Northern Ireland meant scans had to be sent to Australia to be analysed, leading to further delay, he said. Campaigners, survivors and experts have gathered at Stormont to call on the executive to make a comm
Muckamore: Minister must set out timeline for recommendations, families say (opens the original)
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Families of former patients abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital have called on the Health Minister to set out a clear timetable to implement the recommendations of the public inquiry into the facility. Last month's inquiry report found several long-term patients suffered physical abuse, including black eyes, broken bones, bruising and excessive restraint. Relatives of former patients met Mike Nesbitt on Wednesday to discuss how to take the report forward. The minister said he was committed to imp
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