Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said she is disappointed by the Health Minister’s refusal to reconsider visiting guidance for maternity services during the pandemic. East Belfast MLA Mrs Long was speaking after receiving a response from Robin Swann to a letter she sent asking for current restrictions to be relaxed in order to allow the pregnant person to be […]
The Health Minister must urgently clarify the position around supplies of flu vaccines, after the Public Health Agency (PHA) said vaccination would be paused for under-65s. The PHA said the shortage was the result of ‘phenomenal’ demand during the pandemic, with it potentially being weeks before more vaccinations are available, due to a worldwide shortage. […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has called on the Health Minister to sort out the failings in the Contact Tracing system urgently, so that Northern Ireland can also adopt £500 payments to those in need who are required to self-isolate. The South Belfast MLA stated: “One of the array of frustrations we have with the […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said she is mystified by the ongoing inaction to tackle the trends in cases and hospitalisations, particularly with reference to public health interventions. Ms Bradshaw made the comments after the Health Minister declared hospitals would hit the same challenges as in early April potentially within a fortnight. The South […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the health and social care system’s surge framework is welcome, but cautioned much work is still to be done. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after Health Minister Robin Swann announced the plan, which he said would combat the ‘daunting challenge’ facing the health service. “I would […]
People should not have to prove they only have a number of months to live before being able to claim certain benefits, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said, ahead of an Assembly motion calling for an end to what she called a “cruel” rule. The Alliance Communities spokesperson was speaking ahead of her party bringing […]
A consequence of rising coronavirus cases will be further delays to waiting lists for other procedures, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after a further 934 cases of COVID-19 were announced by the Department of Health, over twice the previous daily high, with one further death. “The […]
It is important the Education Authority and Public Health Agency provide more clarity on the reasoning behind a two-week closure of a school in Bangor, Alliance representatives have said. Andrew Muir MLA and Councillor Connie Egan were speaking after St Comgall’s Primary School closed for two weeks after several cases of coronavirus were identified. The […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed an announcement from the Health Minister on the re-establishment of cancer services, having recently pressed on it. In a statement to the Assembly, the Minister said the Executive had endorsed his Department’s draft policy statement, setting out short and medium-term plans to rebuild and stabilise cancer oncology […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said cancer waiting times are extremely concerning, as figures released for June showed little improvement on previous statistics. The latest figures from the Department of Health showed 324 patients commenced their first treatment for cancer following an urgent referral. Of them, 56.2 per cent started treatment within 62 […]