Health Minister Robin Swann has announced his intention to hold a consultation on a move towards introducing a soft opt-out system for organ donation in Northern Ireland. The Minister, who met with the charity Kidney Care...
Ulster Unionist Health spokesperson, Alan Chambers MLA, has warmly welcomed Health Minister Robin Swann`s announcement of a consultation on policy proposals for soft opt-out organ donation. Mr Chambers said: “I warmly welcome the announcement from the Health...
Health Minister Robin Swann has warned of the danger of using unlicensed prescription medicines for the treatment of Covid-19. The Minister said: “My Department’s Medicines Regulatory Group has been made aware that unlicensed anti-viral drugs have...
The Upper Bann Ulster Unionist MLA, Doug Beattie MC, has condemned those behind an arson attack on St Saviour's Church of Ireland on the Drumgor West Road in Craigavon, which occurred this morning. Doug Beattie MC...
Ulster Unionist MLA, John Stewart, has described Sammy Wilson`s ill-thought-out attack on the Health Minister as a reflection of Sammy`s continued lack of attention to detail. John Stewart, an Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, said: “Sammy...
Ulster Unionist Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: “The remarks by Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill, even after the breaching of her own Executive`s rules and guidelines by members of Sinn Fein, bring into question her basic...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has received widespread support for the first of his two amendments to the Agriculture Bill as it is debated in the House of Lords. This amendment would require the Government...
The Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has called on Michelle O’Neill to state clearly if Sinn Fein still supports the Belfast Agreement, following weekend comments from Mid Ulster MP Francie Molloy, in...
Ulster Unionist Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has raised concerns about the White Paper on the UK Internal Market issued by Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Mr Aiken said: “The...
The Department of Health continues to publish the Covid-19 reproduction number on a weekly basis. The current estimate of R is 0.5 – 1.0. R represents the number of individuals who, on average, will be infected by...