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AHA Awards

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is celebrating the success of our Paramedic staff at the Advancing Healthcare Awards ceremony which took place, recently, at the Stormont Hotel in Belfast...


Industrial Action 18 January 2024

On Thursday 18 January 2024 at 00:01, as part of wider HSCNI action, ambulance trade unions in NI will commence 24hours industrial action. NIAS and Trade Union representatives have...

HSC Chief Executives’ Statement re Industrial Action on Thursday 18 January

We are deeply concerned that the planned industrial action on Thursday 18th January will have a profound impact on our services, which are already under enormous strain. The disruption...

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Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Statement regarding Creeslough Tragedy

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been made aware of recent media reports relating to our response to the tragic incident at Creeslough on the 7th October 2022 which...

HSCNI Chief Executive’s Letter to SoS

Dear Secretary of State, We are writing collectively as Chief Executives of Northern Ireland’s six Health and Social Care Trusts to emphasise in the strongest possible terms the need...

NI set to get additional paramedics

The Department of Health has given the go-ahead to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for the recruitment of 48 additional paramedics next year. The approval will mean that the...