04/10/2001
Report calls for reduced cardiac waiting lists
New consultation proposals released by the Department of Health have recommended that no heart patients in Northern Ireland should have to wait more than 12 months for an operation.
The £11 million review of cardiology and cardiac surgery, launched by Health Minister Bairbre de Brun on Thursday 4 October, includes more than 70 recommendations aimed at tackling chronic problems in the services over the next three years. Speaking at Stormont, the Sinn Féin minister declared that her priority was to “ensure that people are seen and treated as promptly as possible”.
The 45-page summary document, Seeking Your Views, is the product of three years work, which began, with the review of cardiology services led by the Chief Medical Officer.
Ms de Brun then commissioned a similar study into cardiac surgery in September last year amid concerns about dwindling numbers undergoing operations in the Royal.
This new cardiac report, containing the outcomes of the two reviews, will now go out for widespread public consultation.
The minister said her aim was to seek people’s views on proposed action, and added: “My goal is to move quickly to support and strengthen these services. I want to ensure that patients receive the best possible treatment, in a timely and sensitive way, to minimise the impact of heart disease on their lives.”
Copies of the full reports are available on the Department’s website at www.dhsspsni.gov.uk. (AMcE)
The £11 million review of cardiology and cardiac surgery, launched by Health Minister Bairbre de Brun on Thursday 4 October, includes more than 70 recommendations aimed at tackling chronic problems in the services over the next three years. Speaking at Stormont, the Sinn Féin minister declared that her priority was to “ensure that people are seen and treated as promptly as possible”.
The 45-page summary document, Seeking Your Views, is the product of three years work, which began, with the review of cardiology services led by the Chief Medical Officer.
Ms de Brun then commissioned a similar study into cardiac surgery in September last year amid concerns about dwindling numbers undergoing operations in the Royal.
This new cardiac report, containing the outcomes of the two reviews, will now go out for widespread public consultation.
The minister said her aim was to seek people’s views on proposed action, and added: “My goal is to move quickly to support and strengthen these services. I want to ensure that patients receive the best possible treatment, in a timely and sensitive way, to minimise the impact of heart disease on their lives.”
Copies of the full reports are available on the Department’s website at www.dhsspsni.gov.uk. (AMcE)
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