Two neurologists battling two to three month waiting times at Altnagelvin
According to the Health Minister Edwin Poots there are currently 2 (2.0 Whole-Time Equivalent) neurologists employed at Altnagelvin Hospital as at May 2011.
Patients waiting for treatment for nervous problems were facing a waiting time of up to three months to be seen by the end of last year.
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Hide AdThe Minister stated: “The median waiting time-band for a first appointment in Neurology at Altnagelvin Hospital at the 31st December 2010, the most recent date for which information is available, was the 9-13 week time-band.”
The Health Minister revealed the information in response to an Assembly Question from Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney.