Mum s cancer symptoms mistaken for heartburn as she spent year fighting for diagnosis
Pauline Worthington, 42, said: I was reaching the end of my tether with the GP and demanded a referral to see a specialist.
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Pauline Worthington with her children (Image: Belfast Live)
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Dundonald mum s determined fight against silent killer bowel cancer
Pauline Worthington has been undergoing chemotherapy since August last year and is trying to spread awareness about the disease
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Pauline with her children
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A Dundonald mum who has been undergoing chemotherapy for over a year has described her battle against the silent killer bowel cancer.
Cash-strapped health bosses are expecting to pay £10m to Northern Ireland s three main private hospitals for work they carried out during three months of the pandemic.
Health Minister Robin Swann revealed the eyewatering sum in response to a question from People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll.
The health service has been sending a proportion of patients, including those with life-threatening conditions such as cancer, to Kingsbridge Private Hospital, North West Independent Clinic and Ulster Independent Clinic as it struggled to cope with demand as a result of Covid-19.
Mr Carroll submitted a question to Mr Swann asking for the cost of sending patients to the three hospitals during a three-month period in 2020 and the UUP minister said the overall cost is expected to be in the region of £10m .
New ophthalmology service launched in Naas
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23 Feb 2021
Photo L-R: Siobhan Zinn-Collis, Affidea Naas, Dr Magdy Nastralla Abdall, Vicki Cummins, Vista Eye Clinic, and Nidhi Gupta, Affidea Naas. );
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Affidea, Ireland’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging and outpatient services, held its first Age-related Macular Degeneration AMD injection clinic in its JCI accredited Clinic in Naas this week.
Affidea are working with Vista Eye Clinic in the running of this outpatient service.
These clinics are been run by Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Magdy Nastralla Abdall, who has a keen interest in retinal diseases such as AMD and Diabetic Retinopathy.