Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed initial success in the campaign to end car parking charges for health workers. Health Minister Robin Swann announced health and social care staff will receive free parking at Trusts until March 31, 2021, following additional funding being allocated to his Department. “I welcome that car parking charges […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister must explain the discrepancy in cross-border testing policy, as contacts of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Northern Ireland are still told not to seek a test unless they have symptoms but in the Republic they are offered one regardless. The South Belfast MLA […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Department of Health must ensure resources are available for extra staff and infection control measures after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Ulster Hospital. Media reports state five patients and six staff from a medical ward at the hospital are affected, with further test results to […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said we must all play a role to ensure cancer procedures are never again delayed on the scale announced this week. Belfast Trust announced it had postponed 106 cancer-related hospital procedures this month, due to COVID-19 admissions continuing to rise and the subsequent pressure on hospitals. “My view […]
The Health Minister must urgently clarify the position around supplies of flu vaccines, after the Public Health Agency (PHA) said vaccination would be paused for under-65s. The PHA said the shortage was the result of ‘phenomenal’ demand during the pandemic, with it potentially being weeks before more vaccinations are available, due to a worldwide shortage. […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has called on the Health Minister to sort out the failings in the Contact Tracing system urgently, so that Northern Ireland can also adopt £500 payments to those in need who are required to self-isolate. The South Belfast MLA stated: “One of the array of frustrations we have with the […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said she is mystified by the ongoing inaction to tackle the trends in cases and hospitalisations, particularly with reference to public health interventions. Ms Bradshaw made the comments after the Health Minister declared hospitals would hit the same challenges as in early April potentially within a fortnight. The South […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the health and social care system’s surge framework is welcome, but cautioned much work is still to be done. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after Health Minister Robin Swann announced the plan, which he said would combat the ‘daunting challenge’ facing the health service. “I would […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the appointment of Fiona Ryan as the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse. The South Belfast MLA stated: “This appointment marks a watershed in the campaign for justice and recognition of those suffered so appallingly. “My first thoughts today are with the victims of institutional abuse who […]
A consequence of rising coronavirus cases will be further delays to waiting lists for other procedures, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after a further 934 cases of COVID-19 were announced by the Department of Health, over twice the previous daily high, with one further death. “The […]