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Data reveals one fifth of NI's housing applicants are in County Derry

Almost a fifth of those waiting for housing in Northern Ireland are in County Derry constituencies, the latest Department for Communities (DfC) data has shown. Figures published by DfC Minister Deirdre Hargey have outlined the current figures across ...

21 Sept 2021 at 15:50

Northern Ireland

Swann to ‘leave no stone unturned’ to find money to reduce waiting lists

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has pledged to “leave no stone unturned” in seeking to address spiralling waiting lists. Addressing MLAs in the Assembly chamber following a debate on a motion calling for “turbo-charge investment” to tackle the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 13:39

Local News

£700m waiting list plan: “The time for talk is over. What we need now is concerted action.” - Robin Swann

Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a new Elective Care Framework for Northern Ireland, setting out a detailed roadmap for tackling hospital waiting lists. The Minister today said he wanted to “restore hope” to people waiting for hospital ...

15 Jun 2021 at 12:49

Derry News

New Western Trust boss aims to tackle long waiting lists

The newly appointed Western Trust Chief Executive has set his sights on addressing long-standing waiting lists and improving health services in Derry. High on the agenda is the recruitment of professionals in specialist areas which has proven ...

05 Jul 2021 at 21:00

Northern Ireland

Executive needs clear plan to tackle waiting lists, MLAs told

The Stormont executive needs a clear plan to tackle Northern Ireland’s spiralling hospital waiting lists, MLAs have been told. DUP MLA Diane Dodds said “radical short-term solutions” would be needed after pointing out that the proportion of ...

20 Feb 2024 at 11:16

Local News

Unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are left in dark, says McLaughlin

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has said it is unacceptable that patients on waiting lists are being left in the dark, following the publication of a new report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman. As part of the report, it ...

15 Jun 2023 at 18:10

Northern Ireland

£1 billion to clear hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland – leading surgeon

A leading surgeon said it will cost close to almost £1 billion to clear hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland over the next five years. Niall McGonigle, the Northern Ireland Director of The Royal College of Surgeons in England, said ...

13 Oct 2024 at 11:25

County Derry Post

Sugden calls for cross-trust approach to tackle waiting lists

Independent MLA Claire Sugden has called on the Minister of Health to explore a more collaborative approach to waiting list management across Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts, ensuring that patients receive care as ...

12 Mar 2025 at 15:00

Local News

Derry MLA: More needs to be done to tackle waiting lists before 'people die waiting for treatment'

More must be done to tackle health service waiting lists before people 'die waiting for treatment', a local MLA has said. SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has said that the crisis in waiting lists in Northern Ireland demands the immediate ...

26 May 2021 at 10:41

Northern Ireland

Scale of hospital waiting lists leading to more harm for patients, MLAs told

The scale of hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland is so severe that patients are coming to further harm as they wait years for treatment, surgeons have said. Niall McGonigle, the Northern Ireland director of the Royal ...

18 Apr 2024 at 16:37

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Eastwood calls for Sinn Féin Ministers to act on waiting list crisis

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said that comments from Sinn Féin’s Joint First Minister Michelle O’Neill calling for action on tackling waiting lists the same way as the Executive tackled the Covid-19 crisis would not ...

26 May 2021 at 17:34

Northern Ireland

Draft budget consigns health service to more of the same – Nesbitt

Northern Ireland’s draft budget consigns the crisis-ridden health service to “more of the same”, Mike Nesbitt has warned. The Health Minister said he was facing a £400 million funding shortfall, adding that making ...

15 Jan 2025 at 17:31

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