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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Relief at appointment of 40 new nurses at Royal Hospital
The Health Minister’s announcement yesterday of 40 more nurses to care for emergency patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital highlights the pressures staff there have been under for some time, it is claimed. Edwin Poots made the announcement after months of intense media coverage and political debate regarding what some claim are dangerously over-stretched resources at the Royal’s casualty department. However, UUP health spokesman Roy Beggs said the volume of new positions announced underlined the extent of under-resourcing at the hospital up until now. The minister added: “I am under no illusion that it will take time to make a difference. I don’t expect change to happen overnight – but I do expect progress to be made. It is clear that there has been progress to an extent but much more needs to be done and we need to maintain the momentum that has been built. As I have said … Continue reading
Beggs Welcomes Speedy Response by Council to Remove Litter at Fisherman’s Quay
Roy Beggs has welcomed the speedy response by Carrickfergus Borough Council to remove the significant build-up of plastic bottles and litter from the popular Fisherman’s Quay area. Roy Beggs said, “The winter storms have deposited a considerable amount plastic bottles and general litter onto the coast line area around Fisherman’s Quay to make it unsightly. This is a very popular spot adjacent to the Marine Highway. I would like to thanks Carrickfergus BC Environmental Services for the speedy removal of the waste material which included several car tyres and hundreds of plastic bottles. This accumulation of waste has re-enforced the importance of us all disposing of items safely and recycle material where possible. Plastic litter which makes its way to our water courses is likely to end up in the sea, damage wildlife and producing the unsightly deposits on our coast line. Tourism is becoming increasingly important to the local … Continue reading
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Beggs welcomes Planning Service on Greenisland House supported living
Roy Beggs MLA, who has been pressing for investment in supported living accommodation at the former Greenisland House site, has welcomed the Planning progress that has been made in enabling development on the site. Roy Beggs said, “Trinity Housing Association has to be praised for the progress that has been made in gaining planning approval for supported housing on the former Greenisland House site. The community recognition of the importance of supportive housing and the sympathetic nature of the planning application is evident as no letters of objection had been lodged with the Planners. I welcome the decision by the Planners to recommend that full planning consent would be granted for the Greenisland House redevelopment”. Roy Beggs MLA had also pressed the Housing Executive to ensure that a Housing Association would be appointed to develop the site and that the supportive housing proposal at Greenisland House would be included in … Continue reading
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Number of hospital Serious Adverse Incidents increased by 58% since 2011 – Beggs
Ulster Unionist Party Health Spokesperson, Roy Beggs, has expressed his concern at the number of Serious Adverse Incidents happening across Northern Ireland’s hospitals. The East Antrim MLA has received confirmation from Edwin Poots that there were 383 serious incidents in 2013, an increase from 242 in 2011. Roy Beggs said; “All of us who rely on the NHS will be deeply concerned at the significant increase of these types of incidents in our hospitals. Whilst the vast majority of patients receive a fantastic service, primarily thanks to the sheer dedication and grit of our health service staff, there has been an overall increase of some 58% in Serious Adverse Incidents over the last three years. “I am particularly concerned at the situation within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust hospitals which serve my East Antrim Constituents where there has been an increase from 49 in 2011, to 63 in … Continue reading
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Beggs Welcomes Asda Commitment to Place Defibrillator in Larne Store
Ulster Unionist East Antrim representative Roy Beggs MLA has welcomed news that Asda are to place a defibrillator in their Redlands store in Larne along with every other of their stores. This initiative is to be rolled out in conjunction with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Roy Beggs MLA said “I commend this partnership between Asda and the British Heart Foundation. The investment in defibrillators and in Staff training should increase the likelihood of surviving cardiac arrest. At present one in ten people survive, with over 60,000 instances every year in the UK On average, it takes 8 minutes for ambulance services to respond to life-threatening 999 calls. I am also aware that chance of survival falls by 10 percent for every minute without CPR and defibrillation, immediate action is needed to save a life. .” An Asda spokesperson … Continue reading
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