A teenager who started a campaign for a detox centre in Londonderry following the death of her mother from addiction said she will press the chief executive of the Western Trust for action when they meet next week.
A petition calling for a detox facility in Derry was launched by Tamzin White (18) in the days following her mother Louise s death.
It received 9,000 signatures and was presented to Health Minister Robin Swann this week.
Mr Swann told Ms White in a letter he would like to meet with her but due to the pressures of dealing with the current coronavirus pandemic, this was not possible.
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Employers from key sectors within Northern Ireland can now access the national testing programme as part of a targeted expansion of asymptomatic testing
Launching the programme Health Minister Robin Swann said:
“As
COVID-19 infections continue to fall and the vaccination programme continues to deliver at scale and pace, it is important that we do not lose sight of the need to continue to control this virus.
“If we are to emerge from lockdown, we need to use every instrument at our disposal to identify and target outbreaks that may occur across different parts of our society.
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