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Chambers voices concerns on worsening health crisis
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers warns that primary care services are fragile, blaming underinvestment and the lack of a functioning Executive and Ministers. He says GPs still lack confirmation of a pay uplift that should have been confirmed months ago, and calls for the Executive to be…
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Chambers voices concerns on worsening health crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes steps forward on mental health and specialist units in maternity care
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes confirmation that community perinatal mental health support is now available in every one of the five Health and Social Care Trust areas. She also welcomes the identification of the City Hospital as the site for a proposed regional mother…
Health Issue: Perinatal mental health services and regional mother and baby unit site confirmation Original release: Bradshaw welcomes steps forward on mental health and specialist units in maternity care (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan calls for action on growing number of drug-related deaths
SDLP Foyle MLA and APG on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis Chair Mark H Durkan calls for a meaningful way forward on rising drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland, citing a Queen's University report showing they have almost trebled in a decade. He says services must end the siloed approach across…
Health Issue: Queen's University report on drug-related deaths trebling in a decade Original release: Durkan calls for action on growing number of drug-related deaths (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey condemns attack on women in Belfast City Centre
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a recent assault on two women in central Belfast and wishes both victims a swift recovery. She calls for a collective effort to end violence against women and girls and urges anyone with information to contact police.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Belfast City Centre assault on two women Original release: Hargey condemns attack on women in Belfast City Centre (opens in a new tab)
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Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison
Alliance MLA Nick Mathison criticises the lack of a sitting Education Minister to negotiate with non-teaching school staff before their full strike on 16 November. He calls for fair pay for these workers and says he has raised pay and minimal disruption for pupils with special educational needs…
Education Economy and employment Issue: School support staff strike over pay on 16 November 2023 Original release: Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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More support must be provided to relieve the burden on unpaid carers, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges greater support for unpaid carers after a Carers NI report found 48% of those surveyed had experienced depression symptoms and 79% often felt lonely. She points to disrupted respite since the pandemic and a shortage of social and community care…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Carers NI report on unpaid carers' wellbeing Original release: More support must be provided to relieve the burden on unpaid carers, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald Presidential Address to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2023
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, in her Ard Fheis address, pledges to fix housing through rent cuts, a three-year ban on rent increases and more homes, and claims a €1.3 billion shortfall now exists in health funding.
Housing Health Original release: Mary Lou McDonald Presidential Address to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2023 (opens in a new tab)
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Michelle O’Neill addresses 2023 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Athlone
Sinn Féin Vice-President Michelle O'Neill addresses the 2023 Ard Fheis in Athlone, urging the DUP to end its Assembly boycott and restore the Executive so ministers can tackle public sector pay, waiting lists and childcare.
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: Michelle O’Neill addresses 2023 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Athlone (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “school pay inequality cannot be sustained”
DUP education spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says school support staff deserve a fair, timely pay award ahead of a strike on 16 November. She blames chronic underfunding and the Treasury funding model and calls on the UK Government to act urgently.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: School support staff strike over pay on 16 November 2023 Original release: Dodds – “school pay inequality cannot be sustained” (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes introduction of new digital record system for healthcare in Northern Ireland
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes the introduction of Encompass, a new digital records system for healthcare in Northern Ireland, which will let patients access records via the MyCare app. She says it is first live in the South Eastern Trust and will roll out to other trusts…
Health Issue: Encompass digital health records system introduction in Northern Ireland Original release: Bradshaw welcomes introduction of new digital record system for healthcare in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Cervical Cancer Scandal in North Raises Questions Over Our Reviews in South - Tóibín
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the cervical screening scandal in the North raises questions about government and HSE attitudes in the South. He calls for the RCOG report into CervicalCheck to be re-examined and says a delayed major review in the Southern Trust must be investigated fully.
Health Issue: Northern Ireland cervical screening scandal and Southern Trust laboratory review Original release: Cervical Cancer Scandal in North Raises Questions Over Our Reviews in South - Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland must not be left behind again on diabetes, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns Northern Ireland risks falling behind after NICE approval of the Closed Loop System, or artificial pancreas, for Type 1 diabetes patients elsewhere in the UK.
Health Issue: NICE approval of Closed Loop System artificial pancreas for Type 1 diabetes Original release: Northern Ireland must not be left behind again on diabetes, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of Assembly impacting SEN provision, says Mathison
Alliance education spokesperson Nick Mathison says the lack of a functioning Assembly is hurting children with special educational needs, as sector witnesses appeared before a Westminster committee. He calls for urgent prioritisation and an action plan from the Department's SEN review and urges…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee hearing on special educational needs provision Original release: Lack of Assembly impacting SEN provision, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government has failed to protect the LGBTQ+ community, says Muir
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir says he will bring a Private Member's Bill banning so-called conversion practices if Executive legislation is not forthcoming, after the King's Speech omitted the measure. He and MP Stephen Farry criticise the UK Government over the omission.
Disability and equality Issue: King's Speech omission of conversion practices ban Original release: UK Government has failed to protect the LGBTQ+ community, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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NI must not be left behind on smoke-free generation - Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw warns Northern Ireland risks falling behind the rest of the UK on the smoke-free generation plans confirmed in the King's Speech, including restrictions on e-cigarette sales and marketing. She calls for the Executive to be restored urgently.
Health Issue: King's Speech smoke-free generation and e-cigarette restrictions Original release: NI must not be left behind on smoke-free generation - Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Dunne saddened by death of Dr Bill Woods OBE - missionary to Brazil
North Down DUP MLA Stephen Dunne expresses sadness at the death of missionary and medical doctor Dr Bill Woods OBE, who worked on leprosy control in Brazil, and offers sympathy to his family and friends.
Other Health Original release: Dunne saddened by death of Dr Bill Woods OBE - missionary to Brazil (opens in a new tab)
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Removal of Michael Watt from medical register ‘welcome step’ – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes the removal of Michael Watt from the medical register, a step she says is welcome for former patients and families affected by the neurology scandal. She calls for answers and full truth, and says Sinn Féin will keep supporting families seeking disclosure…
Health Issue: Michael Watt removed from medical register over neurology scandal Original release: Removal of Michael Watt from medical register ‘welcome step’ – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Cervical smear delays will be devastating for women
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says delays to the cervical smear review in the Southern Trust, alongside the temporary suspension of cytology services in the Belfast Trust, will be devastating for women. She has asked the Health Department for an urgent update and calls for HPV testing to be assured…
Health Issue: Southern Trust cervical smear review delays and Belfast Trust cytology suspension Original release: Cervical smear delays will be devastating for women (opens in a new tab)
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Suspension of Belfast Trust accreditation for cytology services a worrying development for women's health in NI, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says she is worried by the suspension of the Belfast Trust's cervical cytology accreditation, and calls for close working with the Royal College of Pathologists and UKAS. She also calls for a Women's Health Strategy.
Health Issue: Belfast Trust cervical cytology accreditation suspension Original release: Suspension of Belfast Trust accreditation for cytology services a worrying development for women's health in NI, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Strong Response Needed to Attacks on Police & First Responders
DUP East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting says it is unacceptable that PSNI officers face six to eight month waits for occupational health services, and calls for concrete action on the OHW waiting lists alongside a strong criminal justice response to attacks on officers.
Justice and policing Health Original release: Strong Response Needed to Attacks on Police & First Responders (opens in a new tab)