Plan announced for second Nightingale facility in Northern Ireland

Health Minister Robin Swann (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye)

Stormont health minister Robin Swann has announced a plan for a second Nightingale facility in Northern Ireland as part of a surge plan ahead what he warned could be a “tough winter”.

It will be a step down facility, located in Whiteabbey Hospital, Co Antrim, and will include 100 intermediate care beds.