the provider paid out on 7,469 life and 1,769 critical illness claims in the year, with men accounting for 59 per cent of life claims and 47 per cent of critical illness claims..

the family of an elderly woman found dead on the floor of a hospital ward have said staff at altnagelvin denied her her dignity and prevented them from saying a final goodbye...

he added: �these findings show that despite the tireless work of doctors and nurses, it appears that some cancer patients are still enduring shockingly long waits to start treatment..