Derry MLA: More needs to be done to tackle waiting lists before people die waiting for treatment
Concern at the ever-increasing need for more resources
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More must be done to tackle health service waiting lists before people die waiting for treatment , a local MLA has said.
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has said that the crisis in waiting lists in Northern Ireland demands the immediate attention of political leaders.
Speaking following the publication of the Royal College of Surgeons’ 10 Step Action Plan for surgical recovery, Mr Durkan said: “I welcome the publication of this report and its recommendations.
The number of children hospitalised because of their rotting teeth is set to soar because of lockdown restrictions.
Dental decay is already the biggest reason for youngsters aged between five and nine being admitted for surgery – with levels running at more than double the rate for tonsillitis.
Experts warn that the situation is now set to worsen.
Some 23.4 per cent of five-year-olds across England show signs of tooth decay and this figure appears poised for a steep rise
Dental decay is already the biggest reason for youngsters aged between five and nine being admitted for surgery
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224,000 waiting longer than 52 weeks A total of 4.52 million people are currently on the NHS waiting list, with 224,000 of those waiting longer than 52 weeks. Speaking to Times Radio, Mr Mortimer said that honesty from both politicians and the NHS with the public about the scale of the task will be “really, really important”. Efforts will be needed to “explain as clearly as we can what is going to happen and what sort of choices are being made, and sadly how long it is going to take for us to get back to where we desperately want to be,” he added. President of the Royal College of Surgeon, Professor Neil Mortensen, said “a big plan” will be needed to tackle the waiting list issue.