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McGrath urges Health Minister to intervene on Children’s Hospice
SDLP Health Spokesperson and South Down MLA Colin McGrath calls on Health Minister Robin Swann to engage with the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice and restore lost government support, after it announced a reduction in bed capacity.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: NI Children's Hospice bed capacity reduction due to funding loss Original release: McGrath urges Health Minister to intervene on Children’s Hospice (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon seeks meeting with Swann on fair pay for workers and challenges to fix health
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon has written to new health minister Robin Swann requesting an urgent meeting on health and social care pressures, including pay for frontline staff who she says are owed it now.
Health Issue: Robin Swann appointed health minister in February 2024 Original release: Dillon seeks meeting with Swann on fair pay for workers and challenges to fix health (opens in a new tab)
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UUP meet Prime Minister at Stormont
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says he pressed the Prime Minister on investment for the North West, including enhanced investment zones that account for Foyle Ports and Harbours. He also calls for GPs in Northern Ireland to access English and Welsh indemnity schemes and for Health Minister Robin…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Prime Minister's meeting with parties at Stormont Original release: UUP meet Prime Minister at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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We must hit the ground Running - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA says the party chose to take the Department of Health again by reappointing Robin Swann MLA as Health Minister, to meet immediate challenges such as public sector pay, workforce management, and cancer and elective care strategies.
Health Issue: Ulster Unionist decision to nominate Robin Swann as Health Minister Original release: We must hit the ground Running - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Speech to the NI Assembly by Deputy First Minister Emma…
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly, speaking as newly installed Deputy First Minister, congratulates the new Speaker and thanks outgoing Speaker for his service. She pledges to work for everyone in Northern Ireland, recalls a 1980s IRA bomb near her childhood home, and urges cross-community cooperation…
Community relations and legacy Health Issue: Northern Ireland Executive formation and First Minister appointment, February 2024 Original release: Speech to the NI Assembly by Deputy First Minister Emma… (opens in a new tab)
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Remarks by First Minister Michelle O’Neill MLA NI Assembly Sitting
Sinn Féin's First Minister Michelle O'Neill, speaking at the Assembly sitting, welcomes the DUP's return to the power-sharing institutions and pledges cooperation with unionist colleagues. She sets out priorities including childcare, social housing, health reform, the A5 and A29 road schemes…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland Executive formation and First Minister appointment, February 2024 Original release: Remarks by First Minister Michelle O’Neill MLA NI Assembly Sitting (opens in a new tab)
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Slowing of cancer survival rate improvement reinforces need for Cancer Strategy, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says a slowdown in UK cancer survival improvement, shown by Cancer Research UK, reinforces the need to swiftly implement a Cancer Strategy in Northern Ireland, which she says ranked lowest of 17 jurisdictions.
Health Issue: Cancer Research UK survival rate slowdown report and Northern Ireland Cancer Strategy Original release: Slowing of cancer survival rate improvement reinforces need for Cancer Strategy, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh Partnership to present to Good Friday Agreement Committee
Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy welcomes agreement at the Good Friday Agreement Committee for Lough Neagh Partnership to present to it. He calls for Lough Neagh to be taken into public ownership, citing blue-green algae blooms and the lack of a single department responsible for the lough.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh Partnership presentation agreed by Good Friday Agreement Committee Original release: Lough Neagh Partnership to present to Good Friday Agreement Committee (opens in a new tab)
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New Executive must prioritise women’s health – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says waiting times for NHS gynaecological treatment are unacceptable, with some women forced into avoidable surgery, and calls on a new Health Minister to deliver a women's health strategy as a priority.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Gynaecology waiting times review Original release: New Executive must prioritise women’s health – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Translink workers on strike and their escalated industrial action, condemning a 0 per cent pay offer and saying promises from the Secretary of State, the DUP and a restored Stormont Executive count for nothing.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink industrial action escalation Original release: People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure
Green Party Bangor West councillor Cllr McKee welcomes the signing of a contract for charity Orchardville to take over the Promote Day Opportunities Service in Bangor, saving it from closure. She criticises the South Eastern Trust's handling and calls for a return of the Stormont Executive to…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Promote Day Opportunities Service in Bangor saved from closure Original release: Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure (opens in a new tab)
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Swifter implementation needed on gynaecological services, says Alliance Health representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Danny Donnelly welcome the "Getting It Right First Time" gynaecology report but say implementation is already lagging, calling for swift action on standardised clinical prioritisation, a Women's Health Hub and a Women's Health Strategy, citing the absence of a…
Health Issue: "Getting It Right First Time" gynaecology report recommendations implementation Original release: Swifter implementation needed on gynaecological services, says Alliance Health representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw reiterates call for drug consumption rooms, following latest drug death figures
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges a public health response to drug problems and renews her party's push for legal drug consumption rooms, citing NISRA figures showing 154 drug misuse deaths in 2021/22, down from 212.
Health Issue: Latest NISRA drug misuse deaths figures for 2021/22 Original release: Bradshaw reiterates call for drug consumption rooms, following latest drug death figures (opens in a new tab)
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Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
SDLP MP Claire Hanna says she has nominated Gaza healthcare workers for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing reported deaths, detentions and ambulance bombings, and calls for an immediate ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid.
International affairs Health Issue: Claire Hanna MP nomination of Gaza healthcare workers for Nobel Peace Prize Original release: Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed now to make dental services sustainable – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says an Executive must be restored now with a Health Minister in place to reform NHS dentistry, following an open letter from the Dental Practice Committee chair backed by 720 dentists. She warns of patient access problems, staffing shortages and a threat to services.
Health Issue: Dental Practice Committee open letter on NHS dentistry sustainability Original release: Executive needed now to make dental services sustainable – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Swann and Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on tackling the Public Health impacts of smoking and vaping
UUP MLAs Robin Swann and health spokesperson Alan Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office report on smoking and vaping, citing rising youth vaping and calling for a licensing regime, tougher enforcement and a ban on single-use vapes.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on smoking and public health Original release: Swann and Chambers welcome the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on tackling the Public Health impacts of smoking and vaping (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must catch up on bowel cancer surveillance, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw warns that Northern Ireland lags behind England on surveillance for Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition raising bowel cancer risk, citing Bowel Cancer UK analysis showing only about half of NI patients receive recommended checks.
Health Issue: Bowel Cancer UK analysis on Lynch Syndrome surveillance Original release: Northern Ireland must catch up on bowel cancer surveillance, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Party backs dentists' call for urgent action on Health Service dentistry
Alliance backs a letter from 720 dentists urging action to save NHS-funded dentistry, with South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw saying the party will meet dentists next month and watch Department proposals on contract reform. East Antrim MLA Danny Donnelly welcomes the dentists' concerns about…
Health Issue: Dental Practice Committee open letter on NHS dentistry sustainability Original release: Alliance Party backs dentists' call for urgent action on Health Service dentistry (opens in a new tab)
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Still much more to do on reducing smoking and vaping, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says a NI Audit Office report on smoking shows significant progress but a widening gap in deprived areas, and calls for targeted programmes, further interventions and effective enforcement, including on vaping.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on smoking and public health Original release: Still much more to do on reducing smoking and vaping, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must act quickly to match England on disposable vape ban, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges Northern Ireland to quickly enact its already drafted disposable vape ban so it does not lag behind the UK Government's planned sales ban in England, and calls for an Assembly to be restored to progress the legislation.
Health Issue: UK Government announcement of disposable vape ban in England Original release: Northern Ireland must act quickly to match England on disposable vape ban, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)