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Castle - Health & Safety

Our health service should be properly funded & restructured in a way that addresses the current shortcomings within the service & the needs of the population
The issues within Emergency Departments and Waiting Lists in Hospitals need addressed as a priority
We should say no to privatisation of our NHS
There should be more resources used to tackle the issue of human trafficking
There should be improvement of support services for refugees & migrants
All HSC / NHS workers should receive above inflation pay rises
Mandatory First Aid and Medical & Digital Literacy Training should be provided in education
We should create a National Care Service – bringing care services under public control just like the NHS
Legislation should be used to force the social media giants to take realistic steps to tackle all forms of online abuse
The smacking of children should be banned
Defibrillators should be compulsory in all public buildings including education & sports venues
A Misinformation Action Plan should be developed to address the disturbing rise of misinformation within society & the negative influence it has on public life
HSC Trusts should make improved efforts to involve people from the respective communities in the decision making of the future health services in areas including better advertisements
The GMC (General Medical Council) should be able to carry out hearings & investigations into the work of former members on when the relevant medical professional was a member
A plan should be developed and acted upon to end the accepted practice & overuse of agency workers in HSC / the NHS, except in true emergency situations
The Department of Health should develop a plan to better inform the public on emergency care options, including GP Out of Hours, Phone First, Urgent Care & Minor Injury Units, to help ease the burden on emergency departments
Legislation should be introduced to allow the Right to Die for patients within the health service
As well as a fair pay rise, domiciliary care workers must receive appropriate compensation & travel costs for work related activities
There should be Primary Care multi-disciplinary teams in GPs - allowing the Department of Health to continue & expand the roll out of MDTs at general practices to include First Contact Physiotherapists, Social Workers & Mental Health Practitioners
The Right To Food should be enshrined in law - including the appointment of an oversight and enforcement body
The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14
Comments
  • On question: Mandatory First Aid and Medical & Digital Literacy Training should be provided in education - Teachers and teaching unions have been clear in their opposition to increased mandatory provision being added to the curriculum. We would support students in schools being given the opportunity to learn about first-aid. We support medical literacy integrated into teaching and learning with appropriate support and resources for schools to deliver it. On question: A Misinformation Action Plan should be developed to address the disturbing rise of misinformation within society & the negative influence it has on public life - We would support a stand-alone programme of critical thinking skills and information literacy to complement and strengthen the ‘Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework’ currently in place across all areas of the Northern Ireland curriculum in order to explicitly address new and emergent issues of disinformation.