Surgeons and cancer charities plead with Stormont over devastating waiting lists Waiting lists have continued to get longer as the health service struggles to cope with the impact of Covid-19. Picture by iStock, Press Association
Newly-released figures from the Department of Health show waiting times have shot up in the last year
SURGEONS and cancer charities have called on Stormont to provide a roadmap to tackle devastating waiting lists after figures showed more than 320,000 people are waiting for an outpatient appointment and hundreds of cancer surgeries are still being cancelled.
Waiting lists have continued to increase as the health service struggles to cope with the impact of Covid-19.