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Cancer group meet island's two
health ministers
15.02.17
A CANCER group pushed
for more cross-border healthcare sharing during a
meeting with the North's Health Minister Michelle
O'Neill and her Republic of Ireland counterpart
Simon Harris this week.
Co-Operating for Cancer Care NorthWest (CCCNW) said
they were delighted to join Western Health & Social
Care Trust chairman Niall Birthistle for the joint
ministerial visit at the new North West Cancer
Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital on Monday.
"CCC(NW) took the opportunity during the visit of
Minister Michelle O'Neill and Minister Simon Harris
to impress upon them the urgent need of both
departments to further develop cross-border health
services in the North West region for the mutual
benefit of people living on either side of the
border," said a spokesperson. |
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Jim O'Donnell and Noelle Duddy of
CCC(NW) (centre) pictured with Minister Simon Harris
and Minister Michelle O'Neill and other
representatives during a visit to the North West
Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital. |
“CCC(NW) recognise the
uniqueness of this cross border project and we
encourage governments and Departments of Health,
North and South, to use it as a strong and positive
template to develop further
partnerships/collaborations in cross-border
healthcare provision into the future and that cross
border services be developed and delivered in
Letterkenny University Hospital as well as
Altnagelvin Hospital."
CCC(NW) added: “Members of CCC(NW) have long
campaigned for this much-needed facility to treat
cancer patients in the North West region of this
island, ending for the majority of radiotherapy
patients in Donegal the very stressful journeys of
travelling to Dublin or Galway. It has taken many
years for this project to reach its end goal and
it's fantastic that treatments have commenced.” |
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