Two neurologists battling two to three month waiting times at Altnagelvin

JUST two doctors are available to treat patients with nervous problems at Altnagelvin.

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Jun 2011, 15:21 BST

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.

The 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.