Edwin POOTS

Type: Person

Name: Edwin POOTS

First reported 25 mins ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 1 reports

Food Standards Agency announces board appointments

The Food Standards Agency has announced the appointment of Roland Salmon to its Board and as Chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee; the reappointment of Henrietta Campbell to the Board and as Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee ... [Published Farming UK - 25 mins ago]

Entities: Food Standards Agency, Public Health, Appointment, Northern Ireland

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Latest U-turn by Health Minister gives nursing unit a stay of execution

A nursing unit earmarked for closure at the end of this month will now stay open after another care home U-turn by Health Minister Edwin Poots. Relatives of dementia patients living at Slievemore nursing unit in Londonderry rejoiced after Mr Poots halted ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Stay of Execution, Edwin POOTS, Mark Durkan, Relativity, Gregory Campbell

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Minister takes tumble during hospital visit

It began badly when he was urged to resign over the failure to implement free GP care for people with long-term illness.And then, to make matters worse, while on a visit to the North, he tripped himself up again at a playground in a Northern Ireland ... [Published Irish Independent - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Edwin POOTS, Northern Ireland, Resignation

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Swann says action needed on ‘housing crisis’

NORTH Antrim Ulster Unionist MLA Robin Swann has challenged the DUP?s Minister of Social Development Nelson McCausland ?to do more to address housing need crisis in the North Antrim area?. Mr Swann said: “Given the impact of the so-called “bedroom tax” ... [Published Ballymoney Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nelson McCausland, Crisis, Edwin POOTS, Taxes, Northern Ireland

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Social Democratic and Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Dementia concerns

SDLP Derry MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed concerns on the Government?s ?ability and willingness? to tackle the rising rate of dementia.Calling on the Health Minister to clarify his position on the 2011 Dementia Strategy, Mr. Durkan who sits on the NIA ... [Published Derry Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: Dementia, Edwin POOTS, Social Democratic and Labour Party (United King...

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Uncertainty remains over future for William Street home residents

Residents of William Street Care Home took to the streets to protest on Friday just hours after receiving letters from Health Minister Edwin Poots in which he apologised for the distress caused to them in recent weeks.In one letter addressed personally ... [Published Derry Journal - May 19 2013]

Entities: Raymond McCartney, Edwin POOTS, protest, residential care

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Beggs claims: Poots ‘ignored’ advice on managing residential home closures

NORTHERN Ireland?s Commissioner for Older Persons warned Health Minister Edwin Poots more than a year ago of the potential pitfalls of closing residential care homes, a local MLA has revealed.Ulster Unionist Assemblyman Roy Beggs Jnr has published a briefing ... [Published Larne Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Edwin POOTS, Northern Ireland, residential care, Roy Beggs, Jr.

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Can this shift to community care become a reality?

The philosophy behind the planned changes to Northern Ireland’s health service, with a focus on preventing emergency hospital admissions, has been welcomed, but doctors still have questions about the detailsThe future of Northern Ireland’s health service ... [Published British Medical Association - May 17 2013]

Entities: Northern Ireland, Edwin POOTS, Patient, Paul Darragh, Brian Patterson

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New pharmacy service to benefit people with respiratory conditions

Health Minister Edwin Poots has announced a new service aimed at helping people with respiratory conditions, who are taking multiple medications, to manage their medicines more effectively.The Medicines Use Review (MUR) service, which comes into effect ... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 17 2013]

Entities: Northern Ireland, The Medicines Company, Edwin POOTS

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Edwin Poots to meet Slievemore families

The health minister has bowed to sustained pressure to meet relatives of dementia patients campaigning to retain the Slievemore Nursing unit in Londonderry. The unit is due to shut at the end of this month.A Save Slievemore campaign by relatives of the ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 17 2013]

Entities: Edwin POOTS, Relativity, Mark Durkan, Patient

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Poots u-turn ‘only a reprieve’ for residential care homes

CARRICK’S two state-run care homes could still face the axe, despite Health Minister Edwin Poots being forced into an embarrassing climbdown over the highly controversial changes to residential care services in Northern Ireland. ... [Published Carrickfergus Today - May 15 2013]

Entities: Edwin POOTS, residential care, Northern Ireland

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Why are elderly people being treated like animals?

I AM writing with reference to Mr Edwin Poots and the closure of Trust Care Homes. I feel we have a right to express our views and feelings, on behalf of a lot of residents who can?t speak for themselves.I would ask Mr Poots - why are you treating our ... [Published Lisburn Star - May 15 2013]

Entities: Edwin POOTS, Care Homes Ltd, Human Rights, Agriculture

Quotes

Mr Poots yesterday said: "i met with a delegation of relatives of slievemore residents today to discuss their concerns and the situation around the facility."

Latest U-turn by Health Minister gives nursing unit a stay of execution [Published Belfast Telegraph - 10 hours ago]

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Food Standards Agency announces board appointments [Published Farming UK - 25 mins ago]
Latest U-turn by Health Minister gives nursing ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - 10 hours ago]
Minister takes tumble during hospital visit [Published Irish Independent - 18 hours ago]
Stay of execution for Slievemore Nursing Unit [Published Derry Journal - 21 hours ago]
Minister presents the Professional Excellence ... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 20 2013]
Swann says action needed on ‘housing crisis’ [Published Ballymoney Times - May 20 2013]
Dementia concerns [Published Derry Journal - May 20 2013]
Uncertainty remains over future for William Str... [Published Derry Journal - May 19 2013]
Facing up to the challenges of an ageing popula... [Published NewsLetter - May 18 2013]
Beggs claims: Poots ‘ignored’ advice on managin... [Published Larne Times - May 18 2013]
Can this shift to community care become a reality? [Published British Medical Association - May 17 2013]
Fears for Dungiven ‘lifeline service’ [Published Derry Journal - May 17 2013]
New pharmacy service to benefit people with res... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 17 2013]
Edwin Poots to meet Slievemore families [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 17 2013]
Clarity sought on organ donation campaign plans [Published British Medical Association - May 16 2013]
Welcome for Minister’s Slievemore meeting [Published Derry Journal - May 16 2013]
Poots u-turn ‘only a reprieve’ for residential ... [Published Carrickfergus Today - May 15 2013]
Why are elderly people being treated like ani... [Published Lisburn Star - May 15 2013]
Councillors voice concerns about care homes to ... [Published Antrim Times - May 15 2013]
My son would not survive Dublin trip [Published Ballyclare Gazette - May 15 2013]
Healthcare innovation key to the growth of our ... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 15 2013]
Slieve Roe still stuck in limbo [Published County Down Outlook - May 15 2013]
Crucial six months for hospital [Published Ballymoney Chronicle - May 15 2013]
Save Thackeray Place fight continues [Published Limavady Chronicle - May 14 2013]
McDevitt: Cross departmental response to dement... [Published Noodls - May 14 2013]
eHealth and Prosperity at Centre of Commissione... [Published Democratic Unionist Party - May 14 2013]
Re-appointment of non executive chair and non-e... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 14 2013]
Reilly given green light for major reform of ho... [Published Irish Independent - May 14 2013]
Poots outlines progress on tackling alcohol and... [Published Northern Ireland Executive - May 13 2013]
Health Minister was 'warned over care home clos... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 13 2013]