Northern Ireland Health: Waiting list patient communication ‘in disarray’

Northern Ireland Health: Waiting list patient communication ‘in disarray’

The department said it will continue to work closely with NIPSO, GPs and health and social care trusts to improve access to waiting time information for patients, but that a number of the recommendations within the report would require additional resources, both financial and staffing, at a time of severe budgetary pressures. Source link

Northern Army commander visits J&K, reviews troops’ operational preparedness

Northern Army commander visits J&K, reviews troops’ operational preparedness

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi interacted with the survivor of the April 20 terror attack, in Poonch recently. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi visited troops at remote operating bases (RoBs) in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the security situation and … Read more

Brexit: Medicine supply issues ‘due to Northern Ireland Protocol’

Brexit: Medicine supply issues ‘due to Northern Ireland Protocol’

It said: “Our witnesses pointed out that the problems with medicine supply to Northern Ireland are part of a wider set of issues affecting the sector, including the wider impact of Brexit on supply chains and product testing, issues with global supply chains, and shortages and rising costs of products since the COVID pandemic. Source … Read more

Icy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify further

Icy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify further

Frosty winds whipped the plains of north and northwest India on Sunday, bringing minimum temperatures down to the range of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius in many areas. It is going to turn even colder until western disturbances provide some relief starting Thursday. At minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, Fatehpur in Sikar district of Rajasthan recorded … Read more

Situation along Northern border stable but unpredictable: Army chief Manoj Pande

Situation along Northern border stable but unpredictable: Army chief Manoj Pande

Army chief Manoj Pande addressing the annual press conference ahead of the Indian Army Day in New Delhi on January 12, 2023. Photo: R.V. Moorthy The situation along the frontier with China is “stable” but “unpredictable” and Indian troops are adequately deployed to deal with any contingency, Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande said on January … Read more