@shirleyannemcm @mmcshane95 @allianceparty Example: if Craigavon, SWAH or Daisy Hill become specialist centres for elective treatment, they become sustainable to provide other services, but crucially, have the expertise and space to make a dent in waiting lists. The SWAH has excellent surgical facilities, but needs staff.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/naomi_long/status/1656728567236141056
@shirleyannemcm @mmcshane95 @allianceparty They struggle to attract some surgical staff because they'd rather work in locations where there is a critical mass of patients to maintain skills.
Locating a specialism there, can solve that problem to some degree, and provide sustainable urgent services as well.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/naomi_long/status/1656729110494736385
@shirleyannemcm @mmcshane95 @allianceparty The alternative is to not manage sustainable reform and allow services to wither due to lack of staff or because they're judged unsafe.
That almost always impacts negatively on rural hospitals and can make not just that one service but other facilities no longer viable.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/naomi_long/status/1656730044494905361