Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said a major report into child health reinforces the need for action and reform in Northern Ireland. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the release of the Child Health Report 2020 by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. It warned the UK was lagging […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the introduction of minimum-unit pricing for alcohol in Wales, and said that it reinforces the need for priority action in Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA stated: “With the introduction of minimum-unit pricing in Wales following that in Scotland, and with the legislation to introduce it already passed […]
Immediate and decisive action is needed to address health waiting lists here, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the publication of the latest waiting times by the Department of Health. She said tough decisions would need to be taken to improve the statistics. “There can be no […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed the announcement of an urgent review into the health and wellbeing services available to former prison officers. The review into the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust (PRRT) by the Department of Justice will look at the services available to former prison officers and identify if additional provision is appropriate. […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister must heed the warning and take immediate action to avoid industrial action by community pharmacists, after they voted to press ahead with it as a last resort. The South Belfast MLA stated: “I have been standing with community pharmacists warning about the growing crisis […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the announcement by trade unions they have accepted new arrangements on safe staffing, alongside pay parity with the rest of the UK. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Unison and Unite agreed the way forward with the Department of Health, although NIPSA is continuing its industrial action. […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said there are serious questions to answer in the Health Minister’s failure to grant full powers of public inquiry to the ongoing Independent Neurology Inquiry. The South Belfast MLA stated: “It was made clear at the outset of the Independent Neurology Inquiry, chaired by Brett Lockhart QC, that it […]
Alliance Councillor on Ards and North Down Council, Gillian Greer, has said she is bitterly disappointed that the Northern Ireland Hospice is not to receive a share of additional funding provided to hospices in England, Scotland and Wales. Councillor Greer said: “Late last year the Prime Minister announced a £25 Million cash injection to protect […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister’s warning his Department needs £661 million to maintain existing services and meet commitments shows the transformation of health and social care must speed up. Robin Swann said the funding requirement included commitments on pay parity and staffing. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw said it […]
There is a need to end the categorisation of healthcare for trans people as mental and behavioural disorders, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said. Ms Armstrong was speaking after quizzing Health Minister Robin Swann on his plans to depathologise trans healthcare, following the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s recent move to do the same. The Minster […]