Research Matters

A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Research Matters

Research Matters

Health and Society Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Health and Society Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Children and Families

Community Relations

Culture and Sport

Equality

Health and Social Care

Farmers and mental health

May 15, 2019

In this Mental Health Awareness Week, which also coincides with this year’s Balmoral Show, this article examines an issue which has received comparatively little attention and on which, so…

Who regulates health and social care services in Northern Ireland?

March 29, 2019

This article provides a broad introduction to the complex landscape of formal regulation of health care in Northern Ireland (NI). It also includes reference to some related and supporting…

Carers in Northern Ireland: Some key statistics

July 26, 2018

This article is a revised and updated version of a post originally published in June 2017. The perceived underfunding of social care was a significant political issue in the…

Housing

Immigration

Third Sector

Welfare