NISRA Stats Shows Significantly Lower Hospital Activity During Pandemic

DOH AND NISRA PUBLISH HOSPITAL STATISTICS FOR 2020/21 SHOWING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN HOSPITAL ACTIVITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. On the 5th August 2021, the Department of Health and NISRA publish “Hospital Statistics – Inpatient and Day Case Activity Northern Ireland” and…

FOI Reveals The Closure of Close-Contact Services in Northern Ireland Was Not Based On The Data

Close-contact services in Northern Ireland were closed for 4 months in 2021. The claim is this was due to the potential danger of covid spread. However, a FOIR has revealed there were only 41 cases that were associated with 16 outbreaks and/or clusters from 1 August 2020 – 31 December 2020 out of an approximate 1.8m visits.