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NHS Involvement in Northern Ireland Hospitals Fact Check

“The NHS doesn't run any hospitals or trusts in Northern Ireland”
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Confidence: High Checked on May 19, 2026

Summary

The public health system in Northern Ireland is organized as Health and Social Care (HSC) and is part of the NHS framework. Six HSC trusts operate the region’s hospitals, including the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, which runs facilities such as Antrim Area Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital. Therefore, the NHS does run hospitals and trusts in Northern Ireland.

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nidirect.gov.uk
  • Health and Social Care Trusts | nidirect

    Contact details for the Six Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland.

  • Health services | nidirect

    Health and social care in Northern Ireland · Hospitals, accidents and emergencies · How to use your health services · Managing your healthcare · Organ and tissue donation · Other health services · Sensory and mobility support · View your medical records online using My Care ·

  • Northern Health and Social Care Trust | nidirect

    Contact information for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust · Hospital phone numbers: Antrim Area Hospital: 028 9442 4000 · Braid Valley Hospital: 028 2563 5200 · Causeway Hospital: 028 7032 7032 · Dalriada Hospital: 028 2076 2666 · Holywell Hospital: 028 9446 5211 ·

nimdta.gov.uk
  • Working in Health Care in Northern Ireland

    Below is map of Northern Ireland to show each HSC Trusts geographical area. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service remit covers the entire province of Northern Ireland. ... The Royal Victoria Hospital is the largest hospital in Northern Ireland and provides a large number of regional specialist ...

nisra.gov.uk
economist.com
  • Half of Northern Irish patients wait over a year for treatment

    According to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, three times as many people died due to delays in emergency departments in 2022 as did during the worst year of the Troubles. General practice (GP) and social care are also on the brink. People still love the National Health Service (NHS, or Health and Social Care as it is officially known in Northern Ireland).

wiki.alquds.edu
eurel-info.cnrs.fr
  • Santé et religion au Royaume-Uni – eurel-info

    Cependant, dans tous ces pays, le système de santé publique géré par le National Health Service (NHS) est gratuit et constitue la très grande majorité du réseau hospitalier et de l’offre globale des services de santé.

nrpfnetwork.org.uk
  • Northern Ireland - NHS treatment

    Some services are exempt from NHS charges and available to anyone, regardless of immigration status or residence in the UK. These include: Accident and emergency care at the point of admission ... Treatment provided to a visitor who has been detained in a hospital under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

en.wikipedia.org
  • Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland) - Wikipedia

    The Northern Ireland Audit Office reported in December 2018 that "the health and social care system, as currently configured, is simply unable to cope with the demands being placed on it." There is a deficit of £160 million and waiting times were unacceptable. None of the NHS targets have been met since 2015.

fr.wikipedia.org
  • Health Service Executive (Irlande) — Wikipédia

    Le Health Service Executive (en irlandais : Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte) est le système de la santé publique de l'Irlande. Par l'entremise d'un système de carte médicale générale, sous le nom en anglais de National Shared Services Primary Care Reimbursement Service du HSE, le ...

  • Département de la Santé (Irlande du Nord) — Wikipédia

    Dans l'exercice de ses missions, le département dispose du service public Santé et Sécurité sociale en Irlande du Nord (HSC), l'agence centrale des services (CSA), l'agence de promotion de la santé (HPA), le service des ambulances nord-irlandais (NIAS), et le service de transfusion sanguine ...

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