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01/03/2024

The latest hospital waiting lists show the scale of the crisis and demonstrate the need for multi-year funding, Health Minister Robin Swann has said.

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Commenting on the newly published figures from the Department of Health, Minister Swann said: “These figures clearly show the scale of our waiting list crisis and starkly demonstrate the need for multi-year funding to tackle our waiting list situation.



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