Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the option of second doses of COVID vaccines for 16 and 17-year-olds in Northern Ireland should be offered without delay. The South Belfast MLA said no clear reasons had been given by the Department of Health as to why second doses cannot be offered to the age […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed her concerns over a shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Northern Ireland. There is a national shortage of HRT, which is used to help women control difficult menopausal symptoms. “Whilst it is welcome that we are seeing more women seeking help with the menopause, it […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that the Minister must be proactive on ensuring everyone has dignity in death as pressures build across the Health Service. The South Belfast MLA said: “We have been stretching our healthcare workers to the absolute limit throughout the Pandemic and I welcome the earnest warning from the Belfast […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called on the Health Minister to extend the roll-out of the HPV Vaccination Programme to all post-primary adolescent males. The vaccine is currently offered to boys aged 12-13 years old, however, as this has only been the case since September 2019, older teenagers will have missed the […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed the beginning of referrals for “Long Covid” in Northern Ireland, but cautioned that a lot of work is to be done to catch up on support and treatment for people living with it. The South Belfast MLA stated: “I welcome that referrals to Long Covid clinics can […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for the Department of Health to urgently develop a clinician-led service for ME, after guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for managing the condition was confirmed to have changed. The guidance states doctors should no longer prescribe exercise regimes to those with the condition, […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the relative success of the workforce appeal to help the health and social care system with winter pressures, but re-emphasised the Health Minister’s claim the system faces its most difficult winter ever makes recent decisions on re-opening without mitigations all the more baffling. The South Belfast MLA […]
Alliance MLAs have called for more support and awareness for women experiencing the menopause. The call from Paula Bradshaw MLA and Kellie Armstrong MLA came on World Menopause Day, with the Equality Commission saying local employers could be on the ‘wrong side of the law’ unless they do more to facilitate women going through it. […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister must urgently announce a rescue package similar to that announced by the UK Government for GPs in England. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the winter rescue package was announced for England, which will see £250 million emergency funding provided for extra locum […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said she will work to ensure the passage of a comprehensive Safe Access Zones Bill in order to “protect the right to dignity and access to healthcare” for women seeking reproductive healthcare. The South Belfast MLA was speaking during an Assembly debate on the issue, which was part […]