Northern Ireland Demands Similar Waiting Times For Surgery
Friday 24 January 2003

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association has asked the Secretary of State to state categorically that the new standards promised by the Prime Minister for waiting times for treatment in England will apply in Northern Ireland. more »

Lung Disease Killing 800 And Costing Millions Each Year In N.I.
Wednesday 20 November 2002

Chronic lung disease is costing Northern Ireland 800 lives, 700,000 lost working days and £25 million in treatment every year, according to the NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association.

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Employers Urged To Reduce Work Stress To Combat Heart Disease
Thursday 17 October 2002

A leading medical charity in Northern Ireland has urged employers to seek ways of reducing work stress, which has been shown to increase greatly the risk of heart disease. more »

Health “Time Bomb” Threatens Local Children
Tuesday 1 October 2002

A major campaign to save children from the curse of heart disease has been launched in Northern Ireland. more »

Health Minister Tackled On Waiting Lists
Tuesday 17 September 2002

Health Minister Bairbre DeBrun faces a debate in the Assembly today over the ever-increasing waiting lists in Northern Ireland’s hospitals. more »

People Unaware Of Stroke Dangers – Survey
Tuesday 10 September 2002

A startling new survey suggests that people in Northern Ireland are largely ignorant of the causes and effects of stroke – even though it is the single biggest reason for disability in the community and costs the Health Service millions of pounds every year. more »

Better Health “A Fundamental Right For Children”
Thursday 15 August 2002

A leading charity has urged the Assembly to make health promotion one of the key duties of its new watchdog for children’s rights.
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Good News For Heart Surgery Patients
Monday 1 July 2002

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association has positively welcomed the announcement by the Finance Minister that £3million will be allocated to providing additional heart surgery operations outside Northern Ireland. Andrew Dougal, Chief Executive of NICHSA said, “This is great news for those who have been enduring the lengthy wait for surgery. It will make a huge difference to the morale of those individuals, greatly reduce their anxiety and be a great a boost to their families who have cause for worry during the waiting period. These funds will reduce by 300 the size of the waiting list. It will also make easier access for those heart patients unable to travel. It will speed up the whole process for all waiting for heart surgery. more »

15-Year Health Scandal Must End
Monday 1 July 2002

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association has called on the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to allocate £5million in order to reduce drastically the long waiting list for heart surgery in Northern Ireland. A letter has been despatched to Stormont asking that funds are made available to offer everyone on the heart surgery waiting list an operation in another Centre outside Northern Ireland. more »

Delay Piled Upon Delay In Health Service
Wednesday 12 June 2002

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association has expressed its grave concern about a further period of delay in making changes in the structures of the Health Service here. The Minister has announced that any proposed changes in the governance and management of the Health Service will be delayed by a review of public administration. This review has not been established and is expected to take a lengthy period of time. more »