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A New Phase for Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing
A significant policy milestone – and the start of delivery The Department of Health’s publication of the Neighbourhood Model of Health and Wellbeing marks a pivotal moment for health...
Making Connections – through IMPACTAgewell®
By Sarah McLaughlin | Executive Director for Health Programmes | Agewell Partnership This is the perfect moment in time to celebrate Social Prescribing Week 2026. The news is full of war, cost of...
Mobilising the Neighbourhood Model of Care – Reflections from the Northern Ireland Health Collective
By Gillian Lewis, Head of the Northern Ireland Health Collective We are delighted to represent and contribute as the Northern Ireland Health Collective (NIHC) to the recent...
My Care: Revolutionising Patient Access to Healthcare in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s healthcare system has taken a significant leap forward with the introduction of My Care, a patient portal designed to empower patients and service users with greater control over...
NI Health Collective – A Year of Collaboration
A Northern Ireland wide ‘NI Health Collective’, launched in January 2025, has marked its 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...
Evidence for Action: Embedding Equity in the Reset Agenda
The newly published Health Inequalities Annual Report 2025 from the Department of Health offers a sobering yet essential look at the scale and persistence of health inequalities across Northern...
Breaking Barriers, Saving Lives: Why We Must Rethink Suicide Prevention
By: Renee Quinn, Executive Director, PIPS The Reality we are facing Northern Ireland continues to struggle with some of the highest suicide rates in the UK—a silent epidemic that claims hundreds of...
Tackling Health Inequalities for People with a Learning Disability in Northern Ireland
By Leslie-Anne Newton, ARC NI Director The estimated 42,000 individuals with a learning disability living in Northern Ireland face stark health inequalities. Disparities that, if unaddressed, cost...
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