Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the second reading of the Protection Against Stalking Bill getting underway, adding the legislation is fundamentally about making people feel safe. Speaking in the Assembly, Paula also paid tribute to the many who have shared their own personal stories, helping make a significant change that in the future no […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has encouraged everyone in Northern Ireland to consider their sexual health when COVID-19 restrictions ease. Her statement comes as the South Belfast MLA welcomed the beginning of Sexual Health Week, which runs from February 8. “Sexual Health Week this year marks a period of sexual inactivity for those who […]
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said the PSNI must communicate the facts swiftly, relating to an incident on the Lower Ormeau Road earlier today. The South Belfast MLA stated: “Clearly this is a hugely difficult day for local people in the area and that needs to be fully recognised. Five families were bereaved on a […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said the ‘regional approach’ being adopted to try to ensure as many procedures, including surgery, as possible can continue in Northern Ireland will need to be maintained beyond the end of the pandemic. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after it was announced more than 4,200 ‘red flag’ cancer […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Committee inquiry on COVID-19 in care homes offers significant challenges for the management of the pandemic and for adult social care reform. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after an Assembly debate, approving the report of the Committee on the inquiry and calling for the […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the Health Department’s announcement that a programme of weekly testing for pupils and staff in special educational needs schools is set to be carried out in Northern Ireland. Testing is due to begin at the start of February, subject to business case approval. Paula said: “I welcome […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the work of the reference group on mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland but now inform the next steps on delivering truth and justice for victims and survivors of the institutions. The report of the group, following the research report commissioned by the […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the publication of a Department of Health plan to eliminate Hepatitis C. The South Belfast MLA stated: “I welcome that the plan is to eliminate Hepatitis C from Northern Ireland by 2025, five years ahead of the WHO’s proposed date for global elimination. “The virus Hepatitis C […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for urgent support for district nursing, after Assembly questions revealed 117 vacancies across all Trusts amid vastly increasing casework. The South Belfast MLA stated: “District nursing is often in fact the frontline of the health service, providing what is in effect an extension of primary care in […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has expressed her sadness after a blaze at the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association left the building badly damaged. More than 50 firefighters were needed to bring the fire at the Donegall Pass community organisation under control. Investigations are ongoing to establish whether the blaze was deliberate. “My thoughts are with […]