Allan Preston

Belfast

Journalist at The Irish News

Journalist in Belfast with the Irish News. [email protected]

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Nearly 5,000 NI patients referred to long Covid clinics

22 hours ago | msn.com | Allan Preston

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Nearly 5,000 NI patients referred to long Covid clinics

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

NEARLY 5,000 patients in Northern Ireland have been referred to long Covid clinics since the pandemic, new figures show. A written question from the Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister to the health minister asked for the number of referrals to long Covid clinics, broken down by health trust. According to the NHS, long Covid refers to symptoms that can last weeks or months after the initial infection from Covid-19 has ended.
Co Down health worker wins nurse of the year award

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

A nurse from Annalong who shares mental health advice on YouTube has been named as Northern Ireland’s nurse of the year. Kelly Forbes works as a senior mental health nurse, based in the Newry and District GP Federation. The Royal College of Nursing awarded the top honour for her work to empower patients to take an active role in managing their mental health and for transforming how patients access support.
Queen’s University confirms end to Israeli investments

1 day ago | msn.com | Allan Preston

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Queen’s University confirms end to Israeli investments

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

QUEEN’S University Belfast has confirmed it is no longer investing in Israeli companies. It follows an announcement by Trinity College Dublin, which said it will divest from any new arrangements with Israeli universities, firms and institutions. Pro-Palestinians activists have since called on other Irish universities to do the same in protest against the war in Gaza.
Pastor hopeful cancelled March for Jesus will return to Belfast

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

A Dublin pastor has said he is hopeful a cancelled Christian march that was expected to bring thousands to Belfast can be rescheduled. The ‘March for Jesus’ event was planned for Saturday afternoon, with organisers predicting around 10,000 people from multiple denominations would attend, but was called of this week on health and safety grounds. A similar event had attracted huge crowds in Dublin last year, with another rally planned for September.
GP surgeries drop by 45 in last 10 years while patient numbers rise

2 days ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

The number of GP practices in Northern Ireland has dropped by 45 in the last decade, while patient numbers have increased by a quarter. Official figures for General Medical Services in 2024/25 show there were 305 active GP practices by the end of March this year. This was seven less than in 2024 and four less since 2014 - a drop of 13%. The total number of patients registered per practice has also increased by 23% in the same period, from 5,500 to 6,777.
Northern Ireland’s cancer patients facing ‘a ticking time bomb’ over doctor shortages

2 days ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

CANCER patients in Northern Ireland are facing a “ticking time bomb” for diagnosis and treatment over a chronic shortage of doctors, a new report has found. Two reports by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said the demand for radiologists and oncologists is growing faster than the workforce. With a shortage of 56 radiologists in Northern Ireland, the reports questioned why an “unsustainable” £11m was spent last year on “temporary workforce solutions” – enough money to hire 98 radiologists.
‘Painful decision’ sees Christian march in Belfast cancelled

2 days ago | msn.com | Allan Preston

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‘Painful decision’ sees Christian march in Belfast cancelled

3 days ago | irishnews.com | Allan Preston

A Christian march expected to include thousands of people in Belfast city centre this weekend has been cancelled over “health and safety concerns.” The ‘March for Jesus’ event had been billed as “a non-political, family friendly celebration of the Christian faith,” to make “the name of Jesus Christ known in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland.” Open to multiple church denominations, it had been due to start at 2pm in Custom House Square and end in front of Belfast City Hall for “worship,...