Health Minister Robin Swann, has extended the deadline to allow for more key stakeholders and members of the public to respond to a consultation on a proposed duty of candour law for Northern Ireland. Minister Swann...
Over one million people in Northern Ireland are now fully vaccinated having received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health has confirmed that Northern Ireland has surpassed another COVID-19 vaccine milestone with around 70%...
Health Minister Robin Swann commends the emergency response to an incident at a Carrickfergus Fun Fair. Northern Ireland’s Ambulance and Fire Services attended an emergency call to a report that a number of people were injured...
The Department of Health has launched a new ‘COVIDCertNI’ app enabling users to apply for and show proof of vaccination for international travel purposes only. The new app will be available to download from the Google...
Ulster Unionist MLA and former Victims’ Commissioner Mike Nesbitt has responded to a Belfast High Court ruling that there are ‘plausible allegations that there was a real prospect of preventing the Omagh bombing.’ Mike Nesbitt...
Following a meeting with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “I said when I became Leader of the party that Unionism needs to engage more, not less....
Health Minister Robin Swann welcomes confirmation that the Adoption and Children Bill can be introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly following summer recess. The Bill enhances and updates the legal framework for adoption in Northern Ireland...
Minister Swann has visited local volunteers from Coleraine and District Samaritans to thank them for the vital work they are doing to support those in need. The visit took place ahead of Samaritans Awareness Day 24/7,...
Ulster Unionist MLA and former Victims’ Commissioner Mike Nesbitt has described today’s Stormont protest organised by the Innocent Victims United (IVU) group as further evidence of the widespread nature of the opposition to the Government’s...
Responding to the UK Government’s proposals on dealing with the Northern Ireland Protocol, UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “The UK Government has put forward proposals to resolve some of the difficulties being experienced as...
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be offered to some children and young people aged 12 years and over with specific underlying health conditions that put them at risk of serious COVID-19. Following approval by MHRA for the...
STATEMENT FROM DOUG BEATTIE MC MLA – UUP LEADER PARTY LEADERS` FORUM The Ulster Unionist Party is committed to doing everything possible to ensure that innocent victims retain the right to pursue justice for their loved...
STATEMENT FROM ULSTER UNIONIST PARTY LEADER, DOUG BEATTIE MC MLA PARTY LEADERS` MEETING ON LEGACY PROPOSALS The party leaders’ meeting with the UK and Irish Governments was another robust exchange of views, but the problem with...
Health Minister Robin Swann has expressed concern following a sharp increase in cases in Northern Ireland. The Department of Health dashboard today reported 1,083 new cases in the past 24 hours with the number of people...
Responding to the Secretary of State`s statement to Parliament on Wednesday addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland`s past, Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Doug Beattie MC MLA, said: “Wednesday`s announcement reinforces the injustice which has already been...
Following the decision of Foyle MP, Colum Eastwood, to use parliamentary privilege to openly reveal the identity of Soldier F despite there being a Court Order granting anonymity in place, Alderman Ryan McCready said: “As the...
The Health Minister Robin Swann has praised the contribution made by community pharmacists and GPs to the outstanding success of the vaccination programme. Since they began delivering jabs at the end of March, Northern Ireland’s network...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s North Belfast representative, Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston, has said that the removal of the Adam Street bonfire in North Belfast is not justified and has the potential to set back local community relations....
Latest walk-in mobile vaccination clinics – no appointment necessary – for first dose jabs. Belfast Trust Whitla Hall, QUB – Wed 7 to Sat 10 July, 10.00am-6.00pm. Western Trust Millennium Forum - Thurs 8 July, 4.00pm-8.00pm; Fri 9 July,...
Health Minister Robin Swann has visited Oasis Caring in Action Centre in Antrim to see the community health development work happening in the area. Oasis Caring in Action has established a partnership project with the local...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has welcomed the decision of a Belfast court to permit the family of a man murdered by the IRA in 1991 to sue Libya, because the weapon used was supplied...
Health Minister Robin Swann has urged the public to support health and social care staff as they continue to work through unprecedented pressures. The Minister said hospital Emergency Departments remain under severe strain, reflecting pressures right...
Health Minister Robin Swann has hailed today’s first reading of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill as the latest step on the road to saving many lives in Northern Ireland. Speaking following the introduction...
Health Minister Robin Swann has formally opened a £10 million fund designed to assist charitable organisations offering support services to people with mental ill health. The Mental Health Support Fund was announced in April this year...
The Ulster Unionist Party has welcomed the decision by Her Majesty the Queen to award the George Cross to health and social care workers in Northern Ireland, as a fitting tribute to those who have...
Speaking following the announcement that he had joined the Ulster Unionist Party, Alderman Ryan McCready said: “I am very happy to be joining the Ulster Unionist Party under the leadership of Doug Beattie. I have spoken...
The Department of Health in NI has introduced interim arrangements to provide holiday makers with short-term written confirmation of full vaccination. These interim arrangements will be available for foreign travel up to and including July 19,...
People from Kilkeel, Omagh and neighbouring areas, who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 are being encouraged to undertake regular rapid testing. Following the identification of Delta variant (VOC-21APR-02) in Kilkeel and Omagh, the Public...
It’s ‘grab a jab’ time this weekend with mobile vaccination clinics coming to a number of locations. This is part of a big push to get as many people vaccinated as possible. A Belfast Trust mobile vaccination...
Reacting to confirmation that the grace period for chilled meats from Great Britain being sold into Northern Ireland has been extended for three months, Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “I have requested...