SINN Féin spokesperson for Health Sandra Duffy has welcomed the allocation of an additional £3m to Health and Social Care services to deal with winter pressures.
Said Cllr Duffy: ”Sinn Féin representatives have been visiting Health Trusts across the north over the winter to discuss the challenges facing services.
“Health and social care staff have been working extremely hard over the winter to implement plans to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the community over the winter period.
“The announcement of an additional £3m to address winter pressures will no doubt be welcome particularly in boosting recruitment in the domiciliary care sector.
“It is clear with particularly those in A&E departments, that the serious pressures facing services are now year-round rather than just winter pressures.
“Challenges such as delayed discharges are often a result of a lack of capacity in the domiciliary care sector.
“Capacity in domiciliary care sector is a serious and ongoing problem felt across the north and initiatives to address it need to be pursued throughout the year,” she added.
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