Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has cautioned that the Review of Emergency and Urgent Care announced by the Department of Health may not go far enough. The review was announced by the Department of Health Permanent Secretary this week, in response to the increased pressure facing emergency departments. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The Review […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed news health service staff will be able to receive pay rises of more than one per cent. The news comes as the Department of Health was allocated money following increased funding in the recent Westminster Budget. “News that money is now available from the Department of Finance […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Department of Health’s announcement it would consider the need for a cancer strategy for Northern Ireland is a positive step forward. Ms Bradshaw, who is Chair of the Assembly’s All-Party Group on Cancer, was speaking after Department Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly said it would ‘revisit’ the […]
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has encouraged the public to respond to a consultation on the handling of trials involving rape and other serious sexual offences. Sir John Gillen’s series of recommendations in a preliminary report include banning members of the public from such trials and making the accused anonymous until they are charged with any […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has said that today’s traffic collision on the Ormeau Road shows there is a need for an urgent review of traffic flow and pedestrian safety in the area. Ms Bradshaw stated: “The Ormeau/Ravenhill Road area is now ever expanding as so many people understandably choose it as a place […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said the Department of Health’s announcement of £11.1m of additional funding for community pharmacy is a step in the right direction, but still well short of what is required. The South Belfast MLA stated: “It is extremely concerning that the funding package for community pharmacies is still clearly […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has said the publication of the UN rapporteur on extreme poverty further highlights that a two-child policy is ill advised. Ms Bradshaw – who has led a campaign against the two-child policy – was speaking after the report revealed the lack of an executive and the universal credit roll […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has given a cautious welcome to news women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion will be able to travel to the Republic in order to do so.Ms Bradshaw added there remains no excuse for not legislating to clarify the law in Northern Ireland. She said: “Abortion is a conscience issue for Alliance […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the failure to replace the current consultant paediatric pathologist in Northern Ireland is “deeply alarming”. It means post-mortem examinations on infants in Northern Ireland will have to be carried out in a hospital in England due to a lack of specialist staff due to the single remaining […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said delays in delivering justice and support for victims of sexual crime are unacceptable, and has called for urgent action to address the issue.The South Belfast MLA stated was speaking after a report by the Criminal Justice Inspectorate said processes for dealing with rape and other serious sexual […]