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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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Today is a good day for Northern Ireland
The DUP's release, dated 31 January 2024, offers a positive assessment of Northern Ireland's prospects, but the text supplied gives no detail on any specific announcement, decision or event it responds to.
Other Original release: Today is a good day for Northern Ireland (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)
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Sorcha Eastwood announced as Alliance candidate in Lagan Valley
Alliance announces Lagan Valley MLA Sorcha Eastwood as its candidate for the forthcoming Westminster election, saying she will build on Alliance's recent gains against the DUP majority and urging voters to back the party.
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TUV’s McDonald comments on retirement of Steven Davis MBE
TUV Bannside councillor and Mid‑East Antrim deputy mayor Stewart McDonald thanks Steven Davis MBE for his football career, highlights his role in Northern Ireland’s 2016 Euro campaign and wishes him a long, happy retirement.
Other Issue: Steven Davis retirement from football Original release: TUV’s McDonald comments on retirement of Steven Davis MBE (opens in a new tab)
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Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges the Southern Trust to keep women informed about delays in the cervical smear test review, noting over 16,000 are still awaiting results. She calls women's health services unfit for purpose and demands a restored Executive and health minister to deliver a women's…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Southern Trust cervical smear test review delays and notification backlog Original release: Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review (opens in a new tab)
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Rise in childhood obesity caused by pandemic reinforces need for preventative action - Bradshaw
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Alliance committed to safeguarding our natural environment, says Blair, responding to People’s Plan for Nature
Alliance environment spokesperson John Blair MLA says the party has submitted its response to the People's Plan for Nature, a set of 26 calls to action from a citizens' assembly, and points to its Lough Neagh five-point plan and Green New Deal as aligned. He blames the lack of a functioning…
Environment and climate Issue: People's Plan for Nature submission by Alliance Original release: Alliance committed to safeguarding our natural environment, says Blair, responding to People’s Plan for Nature (opens in a new tab)
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Giant Strike Recharges Workers’ Fight
People Before Profit says the Thursday public sector strike was the largest and best-coordinated since at least 2015 and calls for longer, more sustained strikes, with unions and communities preparing for further coordinated action such as a week or two of strikes. It urges the DUP to end the…
Economy and employment Education Issue: Thursday public sector strike 2024 Original release: Giant Strike Recharges Workers’ Fight (opens in a new tab)
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Muir sponsors exhibition to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Alliance Chief Whip Andrew Muir MLA says the Holocaust should warn against allowing antisemitism and prejudice to go unchecked, speaking after an exhibition he sponsored at the Assembly to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. He warns that refugees are increasingly met with hostility and pledges Alliance…
Disability and equality International affairs Issue: Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition at the Assembly sponsored by Andrew Muir Original release: Muir sponsors exhibition to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (opens in a new tab)
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Gregory Campbell pays tribute to Tony Lloyd
The DUP's East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell pays tribute to former Labour MP Tony Lloyd, who has died recently, noting his earlier role as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Other Original release: Gregory Campbell pays tribute to Tony Lloyd (opens in a new tab)
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Dementia services must be urgently updated to capture new breakthroughs in treatment, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA calls for dementia treatment pathways in Northern Ireland to be urgently reformed to reflect new drugs and blood tests enabling earlier intervention, warning the region risks falling behind.