Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said the UK Government and European Commission must reach an urgent agreement to allow the continued flow of medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and provided clarity about long-term provision. The South Belfast MLA stated: “This type of uncertainty concerning the provision of medicines to Northern Ireland is […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed a UK-wide consultation on expanding access to Naloxone without prescription. The lifesaving drug reverses the effect of an opioid overdose and could help prevent drug-related deaths, which have doubled in the UK since 2012. The proposed changes would require amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. “I […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the UK Government’s announcement it is extending vaccinations to all those aged 16+ demonstrates why preparations must be rapidly advanced for offering vaccines to all teenagers in Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after approval was given from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed news from the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service men in a same-sex relationship will soon be able to donate blood here. Changes to the donor eligibility rules are being implemented over the summer and will mean anyone who has had the same sexual partner for more than […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed a direction from the UK Government to the Department of Health to set up full abortion services in Northern Ireland by March at the latest. Secretary of State Brandon Lewis said while he recognised the strain the pandemic had put on healthcare, he was ‘extremely disappointed’ the commissioning of full […]
Greater clarity is needed from the UK Government on advice it is receiving from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) concerning vaccinations for teenagers, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. The UK Government’s Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said the JCVI has recommended children who are either almost 18, vulnerable or who […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed concerns about the outcome of a review into resignations of the board of the watchdog responsible for oversight of care homes, especially the broader comments regarding governance overall. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) saw its board resign en masse last June, claiming they were not […]
Questions remain to be answered after Runwood Homes made an almost £20 million profit despite receiving public money to support it during the worst of the pandemic, Alliance Councillor Julian McGrath has said. The company, which operated Glenabbey Care Home in Glengormley, received £2 million in government grants, while accruing a profit of £19.8 million […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said she will support doing all that is necessary to deliver the proposed Adoption and Children Bill as speedily as possible. Speaking after the Health Minister announced he wanted to proceed with it during the current mandate, to bring Northern Ireland into line with other regions of the UK, Ms […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said an “insensitivity” to the emotional reality of what the victims of historical abuse experienced remains to this day, as she spoke in favour of a review into the redress process being urgently undertaken. The South Belfast MLA was speaking during a debate in the Assembly which urged the […]