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The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is one of 11 Northern Ireland Departments created in 1999 as part of the Northern Ireland Executive by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
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Edwin Poots MLA was appointed Minister of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in the Northern Ireland Executive on 16 May 2011. Read More
Lurgan brothers fined for illegal importation and supply of unauthorised veterinary medicines
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Two brothers from Lurgan, County Armagh, have been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court for conducting an illegal import and export veterinary medicines supply network operating in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Poots to speak at high profile Helsinki Connected Health conference
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Health Minister Edwin Poots today departed for Finland where he will speak at the Northern Ireland and Massachusetts Connection (NIMAC) conference on Connected Health.
Publication of ‘Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2009/10 Statistical Bulletin’
Friday 03 February 2012
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has today published ‘Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2009/10 Statistical Bulletin’.

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