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Chief scientific adviser role being filled by two people – minister Health minister Robin Swann 10 March, 2021 18:33 The role of Northern Ireland’s chief scientific adviser is being filled by two people, the health minister has said. Professor Ian Young has been on leave since January. Earlier this week, Prof Young lost a High Court appeal to block a disciplinary investigation into allegations he failed to tell the family of a nine-year-old girl who died about...

Professor Ian Young claimed the decision to investigate allegations he gave ‘misleading’ evidence to an inquest was unlawful.

BBC News Published image captionProf Young, now NIs chief scientific adviser, was asked to provide an assessment in 2004 NIs chief scientific adviser has lost a High Court bid to block a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation of allegations he failed to tell the family of a nine-year-old girl who died about "failings" in her treatment. Claire Roberts died from hyponatraemia, which is linked to a shortage of sodium in the blood, in 1996. Professor Ian Young challenged the investigation into...

Professor Ian Young has lost a High Court challenge to the decision to investigate allegations he gave ‘misleading’ evidence to an inquest.

The father of a girl who died from hyponatraemia has welcomed a High Court ruling allowing an investigation into how Northern Ireland’s chief scientific adviser carried out a review into the nine-year-old’s care.

Northern Irelands chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young has lost a High Court bid to block a General Medical Council investigation into allegations he gave "misleading" evidence to an inquest more than a decade ago.

The comments come after Boris Johnson said there was no route to a credible zero-Covid Britain

THE UK variant, the South African strain, the Brazilian variant – coronavirus mutations are suddenly big news.

Covid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat more common with new variant By Philippa Roxby image copyrightGetty Images Cough, fatigue, sore throat and muscle pain may be more common in people who test positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus, a study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests. The ONS findings are based on positive tests from a random sample of 6,000 people in England. Loss of taste and smell may be slightly less likely to affect those with the new form of the virus. ...

NI coronavirus: Stormonts chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young absent on leave due to health grounds Prof Young has been one of the most senior health officials involved in Northern Irelands emergency response to the pandemic Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Ian Young (Image: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye) Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and well do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe ...