Opportunities to join growing team with specialty doctor posts South Eastern Trust . 3 sites with new Emergency Department and MiU in Ulster Hospital and phone first urgent care centres in Downe and Lagan Valley Hospitals jobs.hscni.net/Job/30884/spec…

"I felt very vulnerable" - health workers tell their stories as Department of Health reports 50,000 attacks on staff in the last five years bbc.in/3RDmF6p

Today the air ambulance lifted off for the HEMS 4000th tasking since the service commenced in 2017! We want to take this moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who has made reaching this milestone number of patients possible. We hope for a positive outcome today 🚁 NIAS

When he started working in NI hospitals in the mid-90s, Dr Russell McLaughlin never encountered a trolley wait He has now compared the number of excess deaths from A&E delays to lives lost during the Troubles. The data "is really quite stark", he says irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

more complex than this. No longer counting same activty 2009 v 2024 services different. Growth exists. Some sites still ED run called UCCs not in figures. Some closed. ED ambulation up with many EDs doing the significant ambulatory investigations

The Trust was delighted to welcome our new Health Minister, Robin Swann to the Ulster Hospital. He chatted to staff & patients in our Emergency Dept & Acute Medical Unit where he was able to see our new digital patient record system, encompass, in operation 📲 Department of Health

Police Causeway Coast and Glens are still dealing with a road traffic collision near Armoy. Police 44 was deployed to transport additional specialist medical staff from @AirAmbulanceNI to the scene, as part of a multi-agency response. Our thoughts and prayers are with those involved.

We put together a short thread of some of the questions we are often asked in Air Support Unit.

Today is #InternationalWomensDay We're celebrating the wonderful women within the HEMS crew 🚁 Catherine, Karen & Sinead are all HEMS Drs. who work tirelessly within their roles in hospital & on board the air ambulance. #IWD2024 NIAS

This will be the biggest trauma conference yet in NI. Hosted by our trauma network, an all island collaboration. Register interest early and I will see you all in September !

Quick pitstop at Deramore Orange Hall Moira to support their fundraising efforts for @AirAmbulanceNI an incredibly good cause! Well done to Mark and team for another brilliant event 👏

❗IMPORTANT INFORMATION❗ Regrettably, due to the Junior Doctors’ strike the Urgent Care Centre at Lagan Valley Hospital will be CLOSED TOMORROW, Wed 22 & Thurs 23 May. If you need urgent or emergency care please go to the Ulster Hospital Emergency Dept. Thank you for your help

HEMS says bye to Dr Campbell Brown Western Trust. With HEMS from the start, his unparalleled experience has helped greatly. An ultimate professional, he was always there helping. He will be missed as he finally hangs up his flightsuit. Thanks Campbell 👏👏 @AirAmbulanceNI

The winner of the #NINoY24 Public Health Award is Cathy Armstrong of South Eastern Trust. Cathy provides preventative and early interventions to support marginalised patients attending the emergency department, producing a positive impact on their overall health and well-being.

NIAS recruitment for APUC posts. Important roles the continual evolution of paramedicine and patient care in NI!! jobs.hscni.net/Job/37620/trai…

#ICYMI Tackling long A&E waits a ‘matter of life and death’ – RCEM responds to Health Secretary’s winter crisis meeting: "...Let us be clear on what we are aiming for – a reduction in avoidable deaths." Adrian Boyle Read in full: rcem.ac.uk/tackling-long-…

Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt visited our Emergency Dept to meet with clinical staff and hear about the pressures they are facing daily. Our staff highlighted the importance of hospital flow & timely discharge for patients medically fit to leave👇Department of Health

RCEM president: ‘All the admission avoidance in the world won’t help an elderly patient waiting on a trolley in a corridor for hours (days)’ Never a truer word. Root cause of crowding is lack of Health & social care capacity & flow + need to evolve to realistic medical practice

🚑 Job vacancy🚑 NIAS are recruiting for an exciting opportunity within a growing organisation. 🔹Trainee Advanced Paramedic Critical Care Band 6 / Advanced Paramedic Critical Care Band 7 🔗Apply online at: jobs.hscni.net/Job/42181/nias… Closing date is 25 July 2025 at 6pm