Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said a Budget needs to be agreed by the Executive to deal with the post-pandemic mental health crisis. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Royal College of Psychiatrists called for a multi-year budget to help fill a ‘significant’ number of local vacant consultant psychiatrist posts. The […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said clearer guidance is now required for clinically extremely vulnerable people about how to assess daily risk, after the remaining Covid-19 restrictions were changed to guidance. “Many will have responded to this announcement with great relief, but for the group who were shielding it will have been met […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has encouraged people in Northern Ireland to have an open conversation about sex and sexual health, as Sexual Health Week takes place. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Talk Sex,’ with Ms Bradshaw saying the stigma around discussing sex contributes to poor sexual health, with many being too embarrassed to […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said that the ten-year Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland must be fully funded by the Executive and part of a wider transformation of the Health Service to achieve its aims. Her comments coincide with World Cancer Day, which is marked annually on 4th February. “It is welcome that […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that threats to the functioning of the Executive are literally playing with people’s lives, as there remains no budget settlement for health services emerging from the Pandemic. The South Belfast MLA stated: “We need to be very clear that with no budget set for health services emerging from […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Assembly cannot constantly be playing catch-up with other jurisdictions, after new regulations came into force making it illegal to smoke in a car with children. The move brings Northern Ireland into line with other regions of the UK and Ireland, with further legislation also banning the […]
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the passage of the latest stage of the Protection from Stalking Bill in the assembly and said once completed, it will do a number of key things to support victims. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Consideration Stage of the Bill in the Assembly. The bill from […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said that victims and survivors have waited too long for an apology for the institutional abuse that they suffered. Paula was speaking as the Executive is to set a date for the official apology, which was recommended by the final report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has said today is a “significant day for trusting women” after a DUP Private Member’s Bill seeking to restrict women’s right to choose was defeated in the Assembly. The South Belfast MLA stated: “This was a highly sensitive Bill but ultimately it contained one clause other than its commencement date, and that […]
Alliance Party Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said preparation should already be underway by the Department of Health to offer the booster vaccine to over-18s here. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after it was announced the programme would be accelerated here, with walk-in jabs available for the over-30s over concerns due to the […]