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07/06/2023
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Executive Needed To Help Support Carers - SF
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed to help support carers and invest in the under-pressure health service.
She said: "Families are badly in need of support as our health service is facing huge challenges due to lack of resources and understaffing. This needs to be urgently addressed.
"Families and health workers need a health minister in place and an Executive working together to invest in the health service, to hire more staff, deliver more care packages and tackle waiting lists now."
SDLP Urges DUP To Nominate A Deputy First Minister
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has called on the DUP to nominate a deputy First Minister and restore devolved government in the North.
Mr Eastwood spoke to Tánaiste Micheál Martin today and underscored the SDLP's commitment to forming a constructive Opposition at Stormont.
The SDLP Leader urged political leaders not to allow the work of restoring the Executive to be placed on the back burner over the summer while public services face unprecedented pressure.
Mr Eastwood MP said: "Restoring the Executive to provide strategic political direction to public services must be an urgent priority for all parties. The unprecedented pressure on health, education and other critical services is leading to savage cuts that will have a dire impact on people across our communities.
"We all know that the Executive is not a silver bullet but to stand by and do nothing while service collapse is an unforgivable abdication of responsibility. The enormous pressure facing striking workers, people waiting on hospital treatment and working families will not ease over the summer. Neither can the effort to get politicians back to work. This cannot go on the back burner for the next few months."
Queen's Uni Honours Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Queens University Belfast has conferred the title of Honorary Professor of Practice on Dr Lourda Geoghegan.
Lourda is currently one of the Department’s two Deputy Chief Medical Officers.
Professor Geoghegan has received the award in recognition of her significant leadership and sustained contribution to the development of public health and medical practice in Northern Ireland.
Welcoming the announcement Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health Peter May said: "This award is a well-deserved acknowledgement of outstanding leadership provided by Professor Geoghegan over recent years. In her role as Deputy Chief Medical Officer Lourda played a key role in both the Department’s and the HSC system’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"As a doctor and senior professional adviser Lourda continues to provide medical leadership and public health expertise across a range of important programmes in the Department. Her steadfast commitment to supporting high quality medical education and to continually developing our public health system and its workforce is unwavering."
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed to help support carers and invest in the under-pressure health service.
She said: "Families are badly in need of support as our health service is facing huge challenges due to lack of resources and understaffing. This needs to be urgently addressed.
"Families and health workers need a health minister in place and an Executive working together to invest in the health service, to hire more staff, deliver more care packages and tackle waiting lists now."
SDLP Urges DUP To Nominate A Deputy First Minister
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has called on the DUP to nominate a deputy First Minister and restore devolved government in the North.
Mr Eastwood spoke to Tánaiste Micheál Martin today and underscored the SDLP's commitment to forming a constructive Opposition at Stormont.
The SDLP Leader urged political leaders not to allow the work of restoring the Executive to be placed on the back burner over the summer while public services face unprecedented pressure.
Mr Eastwood MP said: "Restoring the Executive to provide strategic political direction to public services must be an urgent priority for all parties. The unprecedented pressure on health, education and other critical services is leading to savage cuts that will have a dire impact on people across our communities.
"We all know that the Executive is not a silver bullet but to stand by and do nothing while service collapse is an unforgivable abdication of responsibility. The enormous pressure facing striking workers, people waiting on hospital treatment and working families will not ease over the summer. Neither can the effort to get politicians back to work. This cannot go on the back burner for the next few months."
Queen's Uni Honours Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Queens University Belfast has conferred the title of Honorary Professor of Practice on Dr Lourda Geoghegan.
Lourda is currently one of the Department’s two Deputy Chief Medical Officers.
Professor Geoghegan has received the award in recognition of her significant leadership and sustained contribution to the development of public health and medical practice in Northern Ireland.
Welcoming the announcement Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health Peter May said: "This award is a well-deserved acknowledgement of outstanding leadership provided by Professor Geoghegan over recent years. In her role as Deputy Chief Medical Officer Lourda played a key role in both the Department’s and the HSC system’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"As a doctor and senior professional adviser Lourda continues to provide medical leadership and public health expertise across a range of important programmes in the Department. Her steadfast commitment to supporting high quality medical education and to continually developing our public health system and its workforce is unwavering."
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Executive Must Be Formed To Fix The Health Service
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced the launch of Live Better, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing health inequalities in Northern Ireland. The program will initially focus on neighbourhoods in Belfast and L'Derry, with plans to expand to other communities if successful.
Health Minister Unveils New Initiative To Tackle Health Inequalities
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced the launch of Live Better, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing health inequalities in Northern Ireland. The program will initially focus on neighbourhoods in Belfast and L'Derry, with plans to expand to other communities if successful.
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