Responding to the recent attack on a healthcare professional in Ballyclare, South Antrim MP, Robin Swann said, "One of the main issues continually raised with me is access to healthcare, so any attack on those who work in it, I see as an attack on the very fabric of our society."

"To attack our health workers is to attack our friends and family who are on a waiting list, who are waiting on a care package. This mindless thuggery is an attack on us all and those who are behind it need to be held to account," said Mr Swann.