Ulster Unionist Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, said: “What we saw at the funeral of top IRA man, Bobby Storey, were the leaders of the republican movement showing a flagrant disregard for public health guidance. The...
Health Minister Robin Swann has today announced a significant increase in the number of undergraduate training places for Allied Health Professionals. Commencing in September, an additional 40 training places will be secured from Ulster University across...
Ministers Robin Swann and Peter Weir have confirmed that the definition of key worker will no longer apply for access to childcare. The announcement follows the recent publication of the Childcare Sector Recovery Plan. Minister Swann said: “The...
Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, said: “I welcome the formation of a new Government in the Republic of Ireland today and congratulate the new Taoiseach Micheál Martin on taking up his...
Health Minister Robin Swann has commented on the latest Cancer waiting time statistics. The newly published statistics reflect the position at 31 March 2020. Minister Swann said: “The statistics published today provide a stark reminder of the...
A new group has been established to learn from care home experiences of Covid-19, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced. The group includes representation from the independent care home sector, the Health and Social Care system...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Policing Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA has criticised Amnesty International NI for calling for the PSNI to suspend the use of spit hoods on the grounds that they do not provide protection...
Professor Siobhán O’Neill, Professor of Mental Health Sciences at Ulster University, has accepted the role of interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland. Professor O’Neill is one of Northern Ireland’s leading experts in the field of...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson has voiced his frustration at the situation that has been allowed to develop whereby hungry children are being used as pawns in a row over victims’ pensions. Doug Beattie MC...
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced fresh easements to the shielding advice given to people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19. From 6 July, people who are shielding will be able to meet up to six people...