Ulster Unionist MLA Doug Beattie MC, has repeated his call for a medal to be awarded to the Army’s bomb disposal teams in Northern Ireland, after a report revealed they attended 229 call-outs in the...
Changes to rules on blood donation will maintain the safety of the blood supply while allowing more people to donate. Health Minister Robin Swann has announced changes to blood donation deferral rules that will bring Northern...
Health Minister Robin Swann has issued a detailed breakdown of the expansion of Covid-19 testing in Northern Ireland. The expansion includes surveillance testing in general practices and hospitals, as well the increased testing in care homes...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Policing Board representative, Alan Chambers MLA, has welcomed the report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) ‘Reducing costs in the PSNI’ and said that its recommendations provide a common sense...
The former Chair of the Ulster Unionist Party Councillors’ Association, Trevor Wilson, has warned that local councils need help from Stormont, after it was revealed that the Finance Department does not plan to pass on...
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that his Department has commenced the process to appoint a new Mental Health Champion. Minister Swann said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive physical toll on us all. We...
The Minister of Health, Robin Swann, today provided an important update on pay for health and social care staff. This included confirmation of pay awards for Agenda for Change employees, and an update for doctors and...
The Ulster Unionist Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has written to the First and deputy First Ministers requesting that they reconvene the Party Leaders’ Forum to discuss a Recovery Plan for Northern Ireland. The full...
Ulster Unionist Party Health Spokesperson, Alan Chambers MLA, has welcomed the Health Minister’s announcement of a number of measures to help combat the impact of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland’s care homes. Alan Chambers MLA said: “£6.5m...
“The message from the Health Minister Robin Swann is clear. We cannot afford to be complacent about social distancing otherwise we risk seeing the number of deaths rising. That should be our focus. It`s utterly...