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Sinn Féin MLA Sinead Ennis has slammed the invasive use of victims’ counselling records in sexual assault trials. The South Down MLA said: “It is unacceptable that victims of sexual assault cannot access mental health support from counsellors without the worry that their words will end up being read out in a court room. “This […]
Did you know, that when you are exercising throughout the borough of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, that there are many facilities on hand to refill your water bottle? In fact, ABC Council has joined forces with the Couch25K programme to encourage you to join the #refillution and use the water refill points located in many […]
DUP MP for Upper Bann has marked Cervical Cancer Prevention Week by urging women to be aware of the importance of screening, and calling on the Government to increase investment towards ongoing research into the causes and treatment of cervical cancer. Carla Lockhart said: “Like all cancers, cervical cancer is most easily treated if it […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris needs to take responsibility and progress Dáithí’s Law. He was speaking after a meeting between the Secretary of State and the MacGabhann family on Wednesday. South Down MLA Mr McGrath said: “The Secretary of State had the opportunity today to express his full support […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart recently hosted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on a visit to Parliament. Isabel was arrested for silently praying near an abortion facility in Birmingham and subsequently searched, interrogated, arrested and charged for breaking a Public Space Protection Order censorship zone (or “buffer zone”) four times. Carla Lockhart said: “The arrest and subsequent charge […]
The Day Clinical Centre has relocated to its new purpose built location on E Floor at South Tyrone Hospital. The aim of the Day Clinical Centre is to prevent unnecessary hospital patient admissions and a range of procedures are available including blood and iron transfusions, intravenous biologic treatments and venesections in addition to a range […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said we need to ensure that the needs of young carers are being recognised and met as far as possible. The Upper Bann MLA was speaking after the launch of a Young Carers in Education Report from Action for Children. Mr Tennyson said: “Right across our community there are thousands […]
The Department of Health would ask for respectful public debate on the future of health and social care services. Communities rightly value local services very highly and are fully entitled to strongly advocate for their retention. However, vigorous debate should not spill over into personal abuse and vilification. Likewise, questioning the honesty or motivations of […]
Newry and Armagh DUP MLA William Irwin has called the recent announcement of emergency general surgery at Daisy Hill Hospital being moved to Craigavon permanently as unsurprising, Commenting on the proposal to close Emergency General Surgery at Daisy Hill Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman William Irwin MLA stated: “This sadly isn’t a surprising announcement given […]
Nicola Grant of the Workers Party has reacted strongly to the Southern Trust’s formal proposal to discontinue an emergency surgery service at Daisy Hill calling the move “a major body blow to the hospital and the local community”“We were told last February that the transfer of the service to Craigavon was a temporary measure. Many of […]
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is proposing that all Emergency General Surgery Services for the area are delivered from the Craigavon Area Hospital site on a permanent basis. The proposal was approved at Trust Board (Thursday 26th January) and is now available for public consultation. From February 2022, as a contingency measure, in […]
Thousands of NIPSA health workers will join colleagues from other unions at dozens of picket lines across Northern Ireland tomorrow (Thursday, 26 January) against the backdrop of a unprecedented cost-of-living crisis. The 24 hour stoppage will be the second full day of action taken by health sector unions in their campaign to secure safe staffing, […]
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