Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the latest emergency department statistics show a more fundamental transformation of the health system is required. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after statistics showed during December 2018, there were 66,640 attendances at emergency departments here, 2.3 per cent more than December 2017. Just over 69 per […]
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has expressed her sympathy after a homeless man died in Belfast city centre. The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, was found in a doorway on High Street by staff members from the Welcome Organisation. “This is a tragedy and my thoughts go out to this man’s friends and family,” […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the launch of a new international nursing campaign with a specific focus on tackling homelessness and health inequalities. The South Belfast MLA said the Nursing Now campaign was an “outstanding initiative” which would help demonstrate nurses can have a direct and positive role in improving not just […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said there is a need to break the taboo around alcohol addiction, after it was revealed the number of alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland had reached the highest on record. The figures by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency for 2017 showed an increase for the fourth […]
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said she is “extremely worried” after it was revealed several cancer waiting times are not being met. Ms Bradshaw, who is Chair of the Assembly All-Party Group on Cancer, was speaking after the publication of the latest cancer waiting times statistics by the Department of Health. They detail waiting times […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the direct apology from the Department of Health to the families of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital – but noted without any effort being made by the largest parties to put a Health Minister in place, there can be no adequate answer to the families’ appeal for a […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed proposals for the first specialist children’s Care and Justice campus in Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA stated: “I spoke with some of the leading figures at the four regional specialist centres in Northern Ireland a few months ago and we discussed the need for much greater interconnection […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said that the Department of Health and Belfast Trust should make a package of support available to the families of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, pending the outcome of the police investigation into allegations of mistreatment. The South Belfast MLA stated: “There is a very clear case for a […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has commended Marie Curie for its work outlining the challenges faced by older carers in a new report. The report, entitled Lost Retirement, makes a series of recommendations including all health and social care professionals having a statutory duty to identify older carers and refer them for support, and […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has cautioned that hospital waiting lists continue to be very worrying, and called on political leaders to take responsibility for serious reform. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The latest waiting list numbers continue to be extremely worrying. “The length of time people are having to wait for vital diagnosis and […]