NOVEMBER 2006

Permanent Breast Surgeon for Letterkenny General Hospital

Deputy Niall Blaney has welcomed the news that the HSE has approved the appointment of a permanent Breast Surgeon for Letterkenny General Hospital, with the position due to be advertised early in the new year.

Blaney stated that he would like to point out that this is just a post at this point and not the appointment of an individual to the post. "The HSE has assured me that they will do all in their power to expedite the appointment of the new permanent Breast Surgeon. This is more good news for Letterkenny General Hospital with an eleven bed oncology ward officially opened in May of this year and the provision of a thirty bed modular short stay ward and new purpose built Emergency Department and twelve bay Medical Assessment Unit currently at design stage."

Deputy Blaney said that we are in a very good position in Donegal with major improvements in our health service in recent times ad a lot more due in the future. "The news of this post will be very welcome by those families that have experience of Breast Cancer as they know the benefit of having these services available in their own locality."

He concluded by saying the appointment of a permanent breast surgeon has been widely publicised in recent times by DACC and said they must be commended on their relentless efforts to have health pushed to the top of the agenda in Donegal.

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