NI delays led to patient's spinal surgery in Turkey

Name: NI delays led to patient's spinal surgery in Turkey
Uploaded: 2018-04-06T16:43:15.000Z
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Description: In Northern Ireland, 14,000 people are waiting more than a year to receive treatment, compared to 1,800 in England.

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Almost eight times more NHS patients in Northern Ireland compared to those in England are waiting more than a year for non-urgent operations or treatments.

Aspiring dancer Megan Fleming was extremely pleased after having the surgery in Turkey because she "wanted to get it over and done with".

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Health

6 April 2018