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With effect from 1 April 2009 the responsibilities of the Northern Trauma Advisory Panel have transferred to the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.  This website will continue to be available for a short period as part of the transitional arrangements.  During this time existing contact details will remain. The Northern Area Trauma Advisory Panel is one of four Panels set up throughout Northern Ireland in 1998 in response to the recommendations of the Social Services Inspectorate Report ‘Living with the Trauma of the Troubles’ and the report ‘We Will Remember Them’ by Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, who was appointed Victims Commissioner by the then Secretary of State, Dr. M. Mowlam.

Both reports recognised that the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict (known as the period of ‘The Troubles’) had impacted on the lives of people living here in a number of different ways. The Department of Health and Social Services and the Secretary of State were committed to identifying the needs of people who had been affected by ‘The Troubles’ and putting in place the necessary measures to address these needs. It was recommended that a multi-agency panel should be set up in each Health and Social Services Board area in Northern Ireland to co-ordinate the provision of services for victims in response to local need. The Northern Area Trauma Advisory Panel aims to: Facilitate the co-ordination of services for victims/survivors of the Northern Ireland conflict within the Northern Health and Social Services Board (Northern Board) area Enhance the cohesive network of partners working with agreed objectives to promote and develop better services for 'victims/survivors' of the Northern Ireland conflict Provide a forum for improved understanding and addressing identified and emerging needs of victims/survivors of the Northern Ireland conflict Assess the training needs of the appropriate professionals and victims’/survivors’ groups and provide training programmes accordingly Work collaboratively with key organisations, victims/survivors and victims’/survivors’ groups to develop methods for tackling the needs of victims/survivors