Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for the Health Minister to work with the health and social care trusts to ensure childcare for key workers will remain until schools are fully re-opened. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw said unless key workers were assured they will have continued access to childcare, the nursing profession […]
There should be an inquiry into how a Glengormley care home has been managed throughout the pandemic, Alliance Councillor Julian McGrath has said. Glenabbey Care Home has suffered 14 COVID-19-related deaths since April. The Glengormley Councillor said allegations in today’s media a small gathering or party allegedly took place in the home on March 25 […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA, Alliance Party Health Spokesperson, has said we must ensure we reach the most unreachable in society, as she spoke after the All Party Group on Loneliness meeting, part of Loneliness Awareness Week. She said: “It was a timely meeting, with 75 online participants, all coming together to discuss how we can work […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has told the Assembly that people shielding should be given more detailed guidance urgently so they can make future plans, and that people with diabetes should be added automatically to the shielding list. She also expressed concern at the absence of reliable data informing the raising of future restrictions. Speaking […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has said figures showing more than 1,000 woman travelled from here to Britain last year to access abortion services “brings shame on Northern Ireland” and demonstrated the need to solve rather than export abortion. Figures from the UK Department of Health showed 1,014 women with addresses here made the journey in 2019, […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has pressed the Health Minister for details on how his Department will ensure GP services are fully up running to meet the backlog and ongoing demands on primary care as Covid-19 Centres continue to operate. Speaking as the Minister outlined the beginnings of a recovery plan in the Assembly […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has warned chaos over re-openings of dentists in England shows support is needed to enable them to operate fully in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week dentists in England would reopen from Monday but a recent survey showed only just over a third are planning to […]
Those who brought an Assembly motion and amendment on abortion are calling into question the professional judgement of our medical workforce, Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Assembly narrowly passed a DUP motion on abortion legislation in Northern Ireland. A proposed Sinn Féin amendment to the motion failed. […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed a commitment from the Health Minister to learn lessons from the impact of the coronavirus crisis on care homes. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after Robin Swann announced a £11.7 million financial package for the sector, including funding for sick pay for staff. He added work […]
Tackling rising waiting lists in Northern Ireland needs to receive the same sense of urgency and focus as the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the publication of the latest quarterly waiting lists statistics from the Department of Health. They showed waiting times […]