Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said she is “sick and tired” of public representatives undermining health restrictions, adding she is thankful that devolution means the NI Executive is free to follow the scientific advice even as the UK Government ignores it. The South Belfast MLA stated: “There is a degree of encouragement in figures […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed extreme frustration at failure to learn from clinical and social care negligence cases, as figures show money paid out on them continues to rise. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The most striking aspect of these figures is that the broad upwards trend in cases and pay-outs, however […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has secured a Health Committee Inquiry into waiting lists, as she said the focus must be on actions to bring down waiting lists in both the immediate and longer term. The South Belfast MLA said: “We can see again from this morning’s waiting list statistics – including a 9 percent […]
Alliance representatives have said the case for a new maternity strategy learning from the pandemic is clear and urgent. It follows on from work already being done on a new perinatal mental health delivery model. Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA said a new maternity strategy was long overdue. “We have already waited three years and […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the publication of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s submission on the Severe Fatal Impairment Bill, which clarifies that the Bill is incompatible with the UK’s international human rights obligations and with Northern Irish law. The South Belfast MLA said: “The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s submission needs to be […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has said there must be no further delay on minority language and culture legislation being brought forward by the Executive, despite ongoing leadership changes in Unionist parties. Speaking after she and party leader Naomi Long MLA met Conradh na Gaeilge to cover some of the detail in commitments contained […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the assurance Pfizer and Moderna vaccine supplies will suffice to complete the vaccination programme among younger adults. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the JCVI said under-40s were to be offered the Pfizer jab as an alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine. People who have already received their first jab […]
Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Western Trust’s decision to suspend their early medical abortion service justifies the intervention of the Secretary of State to ensure the law is upheld and services are provided. The Trust said it would stop accepting referrals for early medical abortion services from 5pm today (Friday). “The suspension of the […]
A new community outreach system will help reach those who across South Belfast missing out due to a lack of traditional community infrastructure in some areas, Alliance South Belfast representative Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl, recently selected as constituency representative in support of Paula Bradshaw MLA, said several neighbourhoods across the area, including […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that serious questions remain on what is being learned from the Neurology Recall, after a Ministerial Statement on the second cohort of cases reviewed. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The Minister was right to emphasise that although this is predominantly a statistical exercise, it focuses on real lives […]