Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed priority being given to testing frontline health workers for coronavirus at the SSE Arena but said assurances are needed about the quality of testing at such sites. The drive-through facility at the arena car park went live this weekend. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw said issues had […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said that all hospital staff must be fitted for appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) as Northern Ireland’s first Nightingale Hospital opens in Belfast. The South Belfast MLA said: “The conversion of the main tower at the City Hospital to a ‘Nightingale’ facility is a necessary but difficult step, not […]
It is still important to set a Budget despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said. North Down MLA Mr Muir was speaking after Finance Minister Conor Murphy delivered the 2020/21 Budget to the Assembly. Ministers will now allocate their money to their respective Departments. “Our first priority must of course be […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the availability of an anti-viral drug for the treatment of COVID-19. The Remdesivir drug, currently undergoing clinical trials around the world, has been shown to potentially shorten recovery time from COVID-19 by about four days. It will be made available to patients who meet certain clinical criteria […]
Alliance MLA John Blair has called for a special helpline to be established for people to report concerns over lack of social distancing in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Blair said he and Alliance colleagues had been inundated with contact from constituents worried several companies are still operating without proper social distancing guidelines […]
These are extraordinary times requiring extraordinary action, Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said, after her party supported passage of legislation around emergency powers relating to the coronavirus. A legislative consent motion on the Bill was passed by the Assembly today (Tuesday). “Alliance supported this Bill but with some reticence. Indeed, we have significant concerns about […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the latest Ministerial statement on COVID-19 shows each of us has an earnest responsibility to combating the pandemic. Her comments came as the first coronavirus-related death in Northern Ireland was confirmed. The elderly male had an underlying medical condition. Health Minister Robin Swann later outlined plans to […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has cautioned that the burden already apparent on community pharmacists at the start of the coronavirus outbreak only reinforces the need for a proper package to secure their future. The South Belfast MLA said: “I have been alarmed by some of the information I have received from community pharmacists who […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has again called on the Education Minister to provide clear guidance on the planned closure of schools. Mr Lyttle was speaking ahead of Peter Weir appearing at the Assembly Education Committee today (Wednesday). “Covid-19 is an unprecedented public health challenge in response to which we are asking school leaders, […]
The Alliance Assembly Group has announced temporary changes to its procedures and practices to enable Ministers, officials and staff to devote full resources to the COVID-19 crisis, while enabling full ongoing scrutiny of Departmental work on behalf of constituents. Alliance Party MLAs will: Make strictly limited use of Assembly Written Questions; Use Assembly Committees as […]