Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has demanded the Secretary of State publish detailed guidance on contingency plans for the treatment of cancer after March 29. The Royal College of Radiologists has said hospitals will likely experience delays to cancer testing and treatment, with possible delays for some drugs used to detect cancer if there […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said figures showing drug-related deaths among males here have almost doubled in the past decade show the need to prioritise mental well-being services and to reallocate resources to therapeutic and counselling services. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after statistics by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed her dismay and disappointment the proposed budget for Executive Departments for 2019/20 continues to provide no allocation to implement the recommendations of the Hart Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse. The South Belfast MLA stated: “It is beyond frustrating political failure in both Belfast and London now appears […]
Reforming the Petition of Concern (POC) mechanism is key to unlocking the potential of devolution, Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said. Ms Bradshaw said while the mechanism was an important tool in protecting minority rights, in practice it had often been used to block the delivery of rights, while frustrating progress. She added Alliance had […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said developments in Scotland may offer a way for fast compensation for elderly or infirm victims of Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland, and called on the Secretary of State to act. The Scottish Government will fast track payments to victims and survivors of care homes there in […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called on the Public Health Agency to launch a new, targeted campaign to encourage younger women in particular to go for cervical screening. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after news there had been a drop in the uptake of the tests among women here aged 25-29. “It […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said there will be understandable concern after 86 women were asked to contact their GP to rearrange cervical smear tests. The Western Trust said it had reviewed cases screened and reported at its pathology laboratory between April 2018 – June 2018. Of the 86 women affected, 61 of […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has cautioned further inaction is not an option after a report showed young people feel social media creates an overwhelming pressure to succeed, while comparing their lives to others on the platforms makes them feel inadequate. The Prince’s Trust eBay Youth Index report for Children’s Mental Health Week showed […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said a warning over the impact of Brexit to vital cross-border and other surgery cannot be ignored. She was speaking after paediatric cardiologist Dr Brian Craig said a no deal Brexit could “risk the ability to transfer children smoothly” between Belfast and Dublin for treatment of congenital heart […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said paramedics performing a vital role are the latest victims of DUP and Sinn Féin intransigence, leaving them “out of pocket”. The South Belfast MLA said paramedics here, in line with those across the UK, have taken on increased responsibilities but unlike elsewhere, their pay band had not […]