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Minister confirms ‘no timeline’ for nursing home bed expansion — IHCP
The Independent Health and Care Providers (IHCP) has called for a long-term plan to expand Northern Ireland’s nursing home capacity after the Minister of Health confirmed that it is “not possible to provide a definitive timeline for expansion of nursing care home capacity at a regional level”. Responding to Assembly Questions from SDLP MLA Daniel…
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Stormont evidence exposes role of social care shortages in NI’s ‘hidden dying’ crisis
The Independent Health and Care Providers (IHCP) has said years of political failure to reform Northern Ireland’s social care system are now contributing to a ‘hidden dying’ crisis across the wider health service. The warning follows publication of a report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine which associated 1,032 excess deaths in 2025 with…
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Home Care “Rationed by Stopwatch” as Southern Trust Cuts Visits — IHCP Warns
The Independent Health and Care Providers (IHCP) has revealed new internal measures by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust which it says “rations home care by stopwatch, not by need”. Internal documentation reviewed by IHCP confirms the Trust is moving to fundamentally reshape how home care is delivered, with sweeping reductions to visit length…
