South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has welcomed clarity that abortion services may now proceed in Northern Ireland on Health and Social Care premises. Speaking in a personal capacity as abortion is a conscience issue for Alliance, Ms Bradshaw stated: “The fact is that abortion was legalised in Northern Ireland at the beginning of the month, […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed confirmation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Chief Medical Officers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The South Belfast MLA said: “It makes complete sense for both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland to align their approaches and messaging on Covid-19 as far as […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the use of the independent sector to treat non-COVID-19 patients. As part of the plan to tackle the expected surge of coronavirus patients, health trusts are accessing independent secgtor hospitals to treat patients not suffering from COVID-19 for planned treatment, while Trust hospital sites concentrate on treating […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed priority being given to testing frontline health workers for coronavirus at the SSE Arena but said assurances are needed about the quality of testing at such sites. The drive-through facility at the arena car park went live this weekend. South Belfast MLA Ms Bradshaw said issues had […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said that all hospital staff must be fitted for appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) as Northern Ireland’s first Nightingale Hospital opens in Belfast. The South Belfast MLA said: “The conversion of the main tower at the City Hospital to a ‘Nightingale’ facility is a necessary but difficult step, not […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has called on the Health Minister to provide immediate clarification on alternative arrangements for women in Northern Ireland to be able to access abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs Bradshaw said given the “long-standing taboo around abortion” here, in addition to current restrictions on travel due to the coronavirus outbreak, the […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the opening of the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board, five months after the legislation requiring one was passed. Anyone who resided in an institution or home between 1922 and 1995, and suffered or witnessed abuse is eligible to apply, with advice being they should contact a solicitor […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the availability of an anti-viral drug for the treatment of COVID-19. The Remdesivir drug, currently undergoing clinical trials around the world, has been shown to potentially shorten recovery time from COVID-19 by about four days. It will be made available to patients who meet certain clinical criteria […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has described a robbery on the Lisburn Road this morning as “reckless and crazy”. Ms Bradshaw said: “At a time of the biggest health crisis we have faced for over a century, for anyone to rob one of the few stores remaining open and providing essential services is reckless […]
These are extraordinary times requiring extraordinary action, Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said, after her party supported passage of legislation around emergency powers relating to the coronavirus. A legislative consent motion on the Bill was passed by the Assembly today (Tuesday). “Alliance supported this Bill but with some reticence. Indeed, we have significant concerns about […]