Alliance Health Spokesperson, Paula Bradshaw MLA, has called on all parties to join her call for full publication of all documentation related to the impact of a “No Deal” Brexit on the health and livelihoods of people living and working in Northern Ireland. Her call comes after the latest leak of Government documents concerning “Operation […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has branded the latest health waiting times as utterly appalling and said health service users are the latest victims of political breakdown. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Department of Health released the latest figures. They showed 299,436 patients were waiting for a first appointment with a […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that the shortage of ambulance staff resulting in longer response times is another example of the DUP’s and Sinn Féin’s neglect of their responsibilities. The South Belfast MLA said: “I commend the Ambulance Service for putting in place back-up measures in extraordinarily difficult circumstances which will ensure the […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed her support for a new policy paper looking at the future of trans healthcare here. The paper from Transgender NI was launched today as part of Pride Week in Belfast. It is designed to outline a vision of healthcare in Northern Ireland that protects and promotes the […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has stated the latest life expectancy figures reinforce the need for early intervention to tackle cancer and circulatory disease. The statistics show life expectancy over the past five years have increased by 0.5 years for males and remained the same for females, being 78.5 years and 82.3 years respectively. […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has welcomed a UK Government consultation on potential changes to parental leave and pay for parents of premature and sick babies. Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong said the consultation into the extension of parental leave for such parents was because of the hard work of charities Tiny Life and Bliss. “I am […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said health workers in Northern Ireland must not miss out on the 2.5 per cent pay rise due to happen in the rest of the UK. The UK Government is due to announce the rise for public sector workers, including dentists and consultants, in England and Wales, with […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said health workers in Northern Ireland must not miss out on the 2.5 per cent pay rise due to happen in the rest of the UK. The UK Government is due to announce the rise for public sector workers, including dentists and consultants, in England and Wales, with […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said there must be clarity that the outcome of a review into end-of-life benefits announced by the UK Government must apply to Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA stated: “Coping during the end-of-life period is difficult enough without the additional pressures of managing a reforming welfare system to access […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said there must be clarity that the outcome of a review into end-of-life benefits announced by the UK Government must apply to Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA stated: “Coping during the end-of-life period is difficult enough without the additional pressures of managing a reforming welfare system to access […]