Free sanitary products should be provided throughout Belfast City Council premises, Alliance Councillor Sian O’Neill has said. Councillor O’Neill was speaking as she brought a motion to Council calling for the move. The motion called for support for the On the Ball campaign, which aims to combat ‘period poverty’ by providing free sanitary products in […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said she is concerned the further recall of over one thousand patients as part of a review of neurology services raises more questions than it answers. The 1,004 patients seen by Dr Michael Watt will be contacted. It follows 2,500 patients being reviewed earlier this year. The new […]
Alliance Mid and East Antrim Councillor Gerardine Mulvenna has pledged to increase her work to improve dementia friendly services in the area if re-elected as Councillor next May.Councillor Mulvenna, who was recently selected by Alliance to run in the Coast Road area in the next Council election, said she would continue to be as dedicated […]
A South Belfast MLA has commended Sarah Ewart for her ongoing campaign to amend the law on abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, but expressed continued frustration the change in the law is taking so long.Speaking after Sarah Ewart was given the go-ahead to challenge the law on human rights grounds, Paula Bradshaw MLA […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said she remains convinced of the need to suspend the use of mesh in hernia repair procedures in Northern Ireland.Ms Bradshaw was speaking after meeting the Chief Medical Officer alongside representatives from the campaign group Hernia Mesh NI. “I am pleased we have two clear commitments from today’s […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the announcement cannabis-based medicinal products will be made available in Northern Ireland on the same basis as in the rest of the UK from next month. Doctors here will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients from November 1, the Department of Health confirmed. “It makes […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said there is a need to incorporate mental wellbeing into all aspects of everyday life. The South Belfast MLA was speaking on World Mental Health Day. She said mental health was often “the poor relative” in the health system. “Mental health conditions affect around one in four people […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said she is “absolutely delighted” after the Department of Health confirmed same-sex couples will be able to access fertility treatment at the Regional Fertility Clinic. The Department said couples would be able to able to receive the fertility treatment, including IVF, through the NHS clinic at the Belfast facility. “I […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said proposed changes to the Ambulance Service should be backed as an urgent part of the health transformation programme.The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the service launched a consultation on the proposed changes, which include improving how calls are handled to identify sicker patients faster, and creating […]
Alliance MLAs have welcomed a review into children’s mental health services but warned it shows political priorities have to change. Paula Bradshaw MLA and Chris Lyttle MLA said the Children Commissioner’s report was correct in stating the system was left wanting in several areas. “I commend the Children’s Commissioner for taking on this review. Sadly, […]