Topic: Northern Ireland

HIV infection rate doubles in over-50s

The HIV infection rate in people aged over 50 has more than doubled over the last seven years, Health Protection Agency figures showed on Wednesday. The infection rate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland soared from 299 new cases in 2000 to ...

NI practices achieve 99 of quality framework points

The article reports that Northern Ireland (NI) medical practices have achieved 99% of quality framework points on depression. Dr. Brian Dunn, GPC Northern Ireland chairman, says that this achievement depicts the efforts done by the general practitioners (GP) in Ireland in tackling ...

Toilet talk

Under the Blair terror, you can't even take a piss in peace. The other day, standing at a urinal in a plush cinema in north London, I found myself staring at a notice on the wall in front of me. The ad ...