'Patients are in despair' - GP speaks out to expose the scale of the pressures on the health service
May 17, 2017, 08:38 AM
In March, then Health Minister Michelle O'Neill announced £31M to tackle waiting lists. The money was to ensure anyone waiting 12 months to either see a consultant or start treatment by March 2017 would be seen and treated by March 2018. But was it enough? Or just plugging an ever growing hole in health spending? Earlier Stephen spoke to GP Dr Brendan O'Hare about the pressures facing his practice in Castlederg.