Uniting Voices. Transforming Health.
Empowering organisations to create a healthier Northern Ireland through advocacy, education, and collaboration. Explore Our Upcoming EventsAbout the Northern Ireland Health Collective
The Northern Ireland Health Collective (NIHC) is a coalition of VCSE organisations dedicated to improving health outcomes across Northern Ireland. A network of networks the NI Health Collective will represent the existing groups, networks and forums in the Health and Social Care field in NI, reducing duplication and ensuring impact. By uniting the voices of health, social care, and community wellbeing groups, we advocate for change, foster collaboration, and amplify the impact of our members.
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Our Focus
Advocacy
We champion the collective voice of VCSE organisations in the Northern Ireland Health Care System driving meaningful policy change.
Education
We empower stakeholders with knowledge about the vital contributions of VCSE organisations.
Collaboration
We connect organisations and foster partnerships that tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes.
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NI Health Collective – A Year of Collaboration
A Northern Ireland wide ‘NI Health Collective’, launched in January 2025, has marked it’s first anniversary with an event at Hillsborough Castle. The NI Health Collective operates under the auspice...
Northern Ireland Health Collective Celebrating One Year
A key recommendation from the People to Partner Report is to develop a strategic framework for Northern Ireland that establishes principles to adopt a ‘do with’, asset-based, partnership approach to guide HSC and cross-government change. This framework should focus on shifting mindsets and system/organisational culture, rather than replicating existing models.
NI Health Collective celebrates Head Gillian Lewis’s election as Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health
The Northern Ireland Health Collective is delighted to share that its Head, Gillian Lewis, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). This Fellowship recognises...
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