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NI coronavirus: Stormont s 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 Ireland s emergency response to the pandemic
Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Ian Young (Image: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye)
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Northern Ireland’s chief scientific adviser is currently on leave on health grounds, it has emerged.
Professor Ian Young, who is a member of SAGE, has played a key role in Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 response.
The Department of Health has said a number of other senior figures from within the health service will stand in during his absence.
The period of leave comes as Prof Young awaits the outcome of a Judicial Review at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
Prof Young is challenging a decision by his professional regulatory body, the General Medical Council (GMC), to overturn an earlier decision not to investigate allegations made by the Hyponatraemia Inquiry.