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<p>The provision of paediatric and perinatal pathology services in Northern Ireland
is a devolved matter. It has been necessary for the Northern Ireland Department of
Health to put in place, as a temporary measure, arrangements for the provision of
hospital perinatal and paediatric pathology post mortems to take place at Alder Hey
hospital.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, as well as the temporary measures with Alder
Hey, NI Department of Health officials will continue to work closely with the relevant
Royal Colleges and training organisations to encourage training in this speciality
in order to support the restoration of paediatric and perinatal pathology services
for the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>This situation once again underlines the need to
restore the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p>
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