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30/03/2022
SF Urged To 'Stop Obsessing About Divisive Border Poll'
Sinn Féin has been urged to "stop obsessing about a divisive border poll" and focus on what matters to people, such as training new GPs.
Making the call, the DUP's Foyle NI Assembly candidate Gary Middleton said: "Our Five Point Plan for Northern Ireland recognises that General Practice is not working and needs fixed. This is not the sole away to fix the NHS but it is a significant problem. Patients aren't being assessed in a timely manner, the workload is continually expanding and there aren't sufficient staff to run the service optimally.
"90% of all contacts within the NHS occur with a GP, and the number of patients with multiple long-term conditions is rising with people living longer with illness. On average each person is consulting their GP more often.
"Our Five Point Plan for Northern Ireland focuses on training more general practitioners and on retaining those who are trained. We need to address the barriers as to why GPs do not want to take on full time roles."
Making the call, the DUP's Foyle NI Assembly candidate Gary Middleton said: "Our Five Point Plan for Northern Ireland recognises that General Practice is not working and needs fixed. This is not the sole away to fix the NHS but it is a significant problem. Patients aren't being assessed in a timely manner, the workload is continually expanding and there aren't sufficient staff to run the service optimally.
"90% of all contacts within the NHS occur with a GP, and the number of patients with multiple long-term conditions is rising with people living longer with illness. On average each person is consulting their GP more often.
"Our Five Point Plan for Northern Ireland focuses on training more general practitioners and on retaining those who are trained. We need to address the barriers as to why GPs do not want to take on full time roles."
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Five winners of National Training Awards who successfully represented Northern Ireland at the UK final in London have been praised. Sir Reg Empey (pictured) hosted a reception in Parliament Buildings to mark the success of these finalists and he highlighted the significance of winning a much coveted National Training Award.
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Five winners of National Training Awards who successfully represented Northern Ireland at the UK final in London have been praised. Sir Reg Empey (pictured) hosted a reception in Parliament Buildings to mark the success of these finalists and he highlighted the significance of winning a much coveted National Training Award.
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28 May 2010
Mullan Training Expands IT Courses
A company that has been delivering Microsoft accredited corporate IT courses for over 15 years, Mullan Training, is now urging a greater use of its training resources. Already working with clients such as NIE, the NI Housing Executive and FG Wilson, they have always been a trusted provider of professional computer training.
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Lack of border training affecting economic development
The complexity of training provision and funding arrangements on both sides of the Irish border is having significant negative effects on economic development in the area, new research by the University of Ulster has claimed.
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The complexity of training provision and funding arrangements on both sides of the Irish border is having significant negative effects on economic development in the area, new research by the University of Ulster has claimed.
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