Alliance Councillor Peter McReynolds has secured a lasting legacy for all the beautiful artwork celebrating the NHS which residents across Northern Ireland have been proudly displaying. Not only will the existing artwork be displayed in hospitals as a reminder of this time, but the Department of Health is seeking to work with the Department of […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the announcement nurses will not lose pay from strikes over safe staffing. Finance Minister Conor Murphy announced today (Tuesday) £1.6 million would be made available to health staff, to ensure they did not suffer a financial loss as a result of the strike action held earlier this […]
lliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the publication of the Mental Health Action Plan by the Department of Health. The plan contains 38 actions, including a commitment to produce a mental health strategy and actions for dealing with the response to the COVID-19 crisis. “Never has such an action plan, setting out commitments […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that the Health Minister must put a precise timeline on testing plans in care homes. The South Belfast MLA stated: “No one is suggesting the Minister has an easy job at present, but he needs to recognise that serious mistakes have been made with regard to care homes, […]
Alliance Party Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcome steps announced by the Health Minister to support care homes, but cautioned testing is still required regardless of symptoms. Robin Swann has outlined several measures to try and protect residents during the pandemic, including expansion of testing, strengthening support for care homes and investment in and […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has commended the determination of nurses right across health and social care on International Nurses Day. The public have been asked to shine a light from their window at 8pm this evening to mark the day, recognising the work nurses are doing during the coronavirus crisis. Today also marks […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has warned the multi-million pound allocation to hospices and the Cancer Fund for Children will not suffice to cover the needs of the charitable sector to fill gaps at this time. The £6.75 million package announced by the Department of Finance is designed to help support local hospices with […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed confirmation funding has been secured for 300 additional nursing and midwifery undergraduate places in Northern Ireland for the coming year. Health Minister Robin Swann said the training places would be allocated among local universities and apportioned among the adult, children’s, mental health, learning disability and midwifery fields […]
A package of assistance needs to be given to health professionals in independent practice unable to access business grant schemes, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said. North Down MLA Mr Muir, alongside colleague Paula Bradshaw MLA, has written to Economy Minister Diane Dodds and Health Minister Robin Swann calling for financial help for the likes […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the Health Minister’s announcement that rules on blood donation will now come fully into line with the rest of the UK, removing the effective discrimination against gay men. Robin Swann announced the changes, which will come into effect on June 1, which will mean a three-month deferral […]