Concern as 1,780 elective appointments cancelled within Southern Health Trust

By Carmel Robinson
Published 3rd Nov 2020, 12:29 BST
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Around 1,780 elective (planned) medical appointments have been cancelled in the Southern Health Trust area since the COVID-19 restrictions began, says an MLA.

Upper Bann DUP Assemblyman Jonathan Buckley has called for a strategy to be put in place after he voiced his concern over the figures surrounding cancelled medical appointments.

The Upper Bann MLA said: “The Department of Health have released figures revealing that 1,780 elective (planned) medical appointments have been cancelled within the Southern Trust since the beginning of Covid-19 restrictions on March 18th.

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“I recently commented on the pressures non-Covid services are facing at present, and these figures present the stark reality of these disruptions.

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 25th January 2017 - Jonathan Buckely, DUP candidate for Upper Bann. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 25th January 2017 - Jonathan Buckely, DUP candidate for Upper Bann. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 25th January 2017 - Jonathan Buckely, DUP candidate for Upper Bann. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

“It is now essential that we recognise the severe impact of medical cancellations and a strategy must be put in place to reset non-Covid services as safely and efficiently as possible.”

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