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Girvan welcomes further steps for victims of contaminated blood
DUP South Antrim MP Paul Girvan welcomes further Government steps to address people affected by contaminated blood products from the 1970s and 1980s. He says he will meet victims in Northern Ireland to consider the announcement with them, building on the £100k interim payment announced last August.
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Solutions needed to maintain Heathrow connectivity – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart has written to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris urging urgent action on the Aer Lingus Belfast City to Heathrow route, which faces disruption from EU carrier rules after March 2023. She calls for a derogation or faster UK registration and certification for the…
Infrastructure and transport International affairs Original release: Solutions needed to maintain Heathrow connectivity – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Appointment of new GP contractor at Flax Medical Centre welcome news for patients – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly welcomes confirmation that a new contractor has been brought in to run GP services at Flax Medical Centre in North Belfast. He says GP services must be protected and calls on an Executive and health minister to be restored, pledging an extra £1 billion for health.
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Striking Nurses deserve our support – Chambers
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA says he stood with striking nurses on a Royal College of Nurses picket at Bangor Community Hospital, citing public support and concerns over patient safety, staff retention and nurse-to-patient ratios, and calls for political leadership to set out an NHS…
Health Economy and employment Original release: Striking Nurses deserve our support – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Emergency intervention required to support nurses
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath urges the British government to meet the Royal College of Nursing and other unions and reach a fair pay agreement for nurses and health staff, and calls for Stormont's devolved government to resume.
Health Economy and employment Original release: McGrath: Emergency intervention required to support nurses (opens in a new tab)
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Crisis situations in Emergency Departments at Royal and Mater hospitals ‘deeply concerning’ – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says reports of crises in the Emergency Departments at the Royal Victoria and Mater hospitals alarm her, and will meet the Belfast Trust with Belfast MPs. She calls for an Executive to be formed to pass a three-year budget and invest an extra £1 billion in health.
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Situation at RVH Emergency Department deeply concerning – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says the emergency care crisis at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital is deeply concerning, citing patients medically fit for discharge who cannot leave due to a lack of community care packages. He calls for an Executive to deliver a three-year budget and invest an extra…
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Situation at RVH Emergency Department deeply concerning – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Domiciliary care must not be allowed to fail due to DUP boycott, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns that home care services risk collapse while the DUP boycotts the Assembly institutions, and calls for plans to raise pay and conditions for care workers.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Domiciliary care must not be allowed to fail due to DUP boycott, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Time to update the NI Act to remove designations in the assembly, says Armstrong, following NIHRC Annual Statement
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA calls for the NI Act to be updated to remove designation in the Assembly, following the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's Annual Statement. She advocates a weighted majority system to replace the current designation system.
Constitutional affairs Disability and equality Original release: Time to update the NI Act to remove designations in the assembly, says Armstrong, following NIHRC Annual Statement (opens in a new tab)
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“Delayed Pay Award Slap in the Face to Health Workers During Cost-Of-Living Crisis” – Connolly
Aontú's Daniel Connolly, Armagh Representative, accuses the Department of Health of delaying the NHS pay award during the cost-of-living crisis. He calls for it to be paid now, blames Stormont deadlock for blocking funding, and urges reform of Stormont and MLA pay.
Health Economy and employment Original release: “Delayed Pay Award Slap in the Face to Health Workers During Cost-Of-Living Crisis” – Connolly (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance MLAs meet with Royal College of Emergency Medicine to discuss pressures in NI A&E departments
Alliance MLAs say they met the Royal College of Emergency Medicine about growing pressures in Northern Ireland's A&E departments. Paula Bradshaw MLA, Health Spokesperson, says a shortage of hospital beds for admission is the most pressing issue and calls for investment in capacity. Danny Donnelly…
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‘DUP should stop undermining postal workers ask for fair pay’ – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd tells the DUP to return to the Executive and back striking postal workers seeking fair pay, rejecting DUP MP Carla Lockhart's claims that postal strikes are hurting health services.
Economy and employment Health Original release: ‘DUP should stop undermining postal workers ask for fair pay’ – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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The NHS Strikes
People Before Profit reports visiting Belfast City and Royal Victoria hospitals during a 24-hour NHS strike by over 2,000 workers across five trusts, with GMB, NIPSA and Unison taking part. The release quotes union officials calling for a full return to collective bargaining over pay and…
Health Economy and employment Issue: NHS 24‑hour strike across Belfast trusts Original release: The NHS Strikes (opens in a new tab)
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Risk of homelessness exacerbated by the combination of a number of different pressures, including the lack of an Executive, says Cllr Donnelly
Alliance Councillor Stephen Donnelly warns that combined pressures, including rising energy prices and the lack of a Stormont Executive, will increase homelessness risk. He says the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Brexit Committee unanimously backed Alliance requests on public information…
Housing Local government Original release: Risk of homelessness exacerbated by the combination of a number of different pressures, including the lack of an Executive, says Cllr Donnelly (opens in a new tab)
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High air pollution demonstrates need for urgent and consistent action on air quality, says Alliance MLAs
Alliance MLAs John Blair and Paula Bradshaw say high air pollution warnings in parts of the north west show air quality needs urgent action from the incoming Executive. Blair blames the outgoing minister for refusing extra monitoring sites and says the Clean Air Strategy has not been delivered.
Environment and climate Health Original release: High air pollution demonstrates need for urgent and consistent action on air quality, says Alliance MLAs (opens in a new tab)
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Essential role for Europe in managing constitutional change in Ireland – Kearney
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA urges European progressive parties to back planning for constitutional change in Ireland, including an all-island Citizens' Assembly, while speaking at the European Left congress in Vienna.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Essential role for Europe in managing constitutional change in Ireland – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong and Mathison meet with Action Mental Health to discuss funding
Alliance MLAs Kellie Armstrong and Nick Mathison say they met Action Mental Health to discuss its funding after European Social Fund support ends in March and is replaced by the Shared Prosperity Fund, which they argue will not match current mental health provision.
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: Armstrong and Mathison meet with Action Mental Health to discuss funding (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay rise and safe staffing – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says the Department of Health's pay award for health workers falls short of what fair pay and safe staffing require. He notes the £1,400 payment matches what England and Wales received, and calls on the Tories to get real on public sector pay.
Health Economy and employment Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay rise and safe staffing – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Postal strike impacting on health care – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart urges Royal Mail's management to negotiate constructively with unions to end industrial action disrupting postal services. She says late letters have caused constituents to miss health appointments and calls for both sides to reach a deal before Christmas.
Economy and employment Health Original release: Postal strike impacting on health care – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Ní Chuilín writes to Speaker over ‘unacceptable comments’
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says UUP leader Doug Beattie’s remarks about women on the Assembly floor were totally unacceptable and fell below expected standards, and she has written to the Speaker urging the incident be formally acknowledged.
Disability and equality Original release: Ní Chuilín writes to Speaker over ‘unacceptable comments’ (opens in a new tab)