Great meeting with Barbara Roulston from Cancer Research UK yesterday!

The Cancer Strategy was published in 2022 and unfortunately progress has been slow. While financial constraints are understandable there are opportunities for quick progress, such as the Cancer Research Strategy.

This afternoon I raised my concerns about the risk to burials posed by ongoing work in the bog meadows in Milltown Cemetery.

I am continuing to call of the Catholic Church and DfC to urgently halt any work - our loved ones deserve to rest in peace.

Many have been in touch re: Milltown cemetery baby graves. There are many personal stories that touch this issue & others.

We know the way in which women were treated before & after loss of a child was shameful. Thanks to all who've shared, your voices shall not be forgotten.

My concerns around work undertaken at Milltown Cemetery.

As well as stillborn babies, those who died by suicide and babies from Belfast's mother and baby home are buried in or near this site.

My office is now closed for the Easter weekend!

We will be reopening on Tuesday 2nd April.

In the meantime you can call 02895 907201 to leave a voicemail or email [email protected]

I hope everyone has a restful Easter 💛

I have contacted the South Eastern Trust to request further clarity on this.

Encompass could be a useful tool for the health service, but implementation has led to extremely concerning delays - any issues must be ironed out before the system is rolled out across all trusts.

5 years on, we are still waiting for progress on significant parts of the Stroke Action Plan.

Danny Donnelly MLA and I will continue to raise this with the Minister to ensure the necessary work is undertaken to transfer stroke care in NI.

I hope the young family and of course the Princess of Wales herself can get through the time ahead together and with as much support as possible.

Cancer affects so many of us and help is on offer.

Waiting lists were central to todays committee but we need more communication for those waiting 👇

Thanks for taking time to talk to me & share experiences. Looking forward to talking to all your young people soon.

The state of children's social care services should be a priority for the department & they should move to implement the Ray Jones recommendations asap.

Good to meet with NI representatives Aine Magee and Chair Niall McGonigle from The Royal College of Surgeons of England this morning.

Health Committee is hearing evidence on the current state of waiting lists this afternoon - useful to hear their views on the blockers and potential solutions to this crisis.

Glad to support the The John and Pat Hume Foundation in their campaign for #respectfulpolitics

With increasing toxicity in political discourse, it's important that respect remains at the centre of reconciliation and democracy locally.

Great to chat with Lower Sixth pupils from BelfastRoyalAcademy during their visit to Stormont this afternoon - thank you for the engaging questions!

V productive Northern Ireland Versus Arthritis Roundtable this morn with partners across the health system exploring how we can help patients to ‘Wait Well’ Department of Health Gavan McAlinden Áine Magee Danny Donnelly MLA Nuala McAllister MLA Tom Sullivan Welsh Government Ursula Mason Robin Swann Mary Anderson

The statistics in the NI Audit Office report into accessing general practice paint a concerning picture for the future of GP services in NI, and back-up what I am hearing from constituents trying to access their GPs.

We need urgent action to secure its future 👇

I have been in contact with Radius and received assurances that those affected will be rehoused with as much ease as possible.

I understand this is an extremely distressing situation for residents - please get in contact if you need any additional support.

Good to meet with Nexus last week regarding Department of Health funding for their specialist counselling services to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

I will continue to work with Nexus to secure the long-term future of this important service.

At Health Committee yesterday, I challenged Robin Swann on the need for action around junior doctor working conditions.

After a global health crisis and 2 years wasted due to ransom politics, the Minister’s words need to be followed up with urgent action 👇

Today is #LongCovidAwarenessDay

We need more research into the effects of long covid, especially if the numbers of those affected is unknown in NI.

We need awareness of the condition and how we can help people live with the condition.

If you’re in #NorthBelfast and you’d like to #knowyourstatus with a fast free #HIV test, we’ll be running a popup testing clinic Nuala McAllister MLA constituency office.
Please share: you never know who might need to get checked.
Testing is the way to end HIV 🛑