SDLP Health Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has said that recent figures which show that waiting time targets across the board have once again been missed is wholly unacceptable.
Mr Durkan added that this continued failure by the Department to meet targets is a sickening indictment of our political standoff here in the North.
The Foyle said: “Figures released from the Department of Health show that waiting time targets in Northern Ireland, despite not being overly ambitious in the first instance, have once again been missed.
“The detailed statistics related to all medical appointments, whether they be a consultant-led outpatient appointment, a diagnostic test or inpatient and day case admission, show that the majority of patients here have had to wait much longer than targets suggested they would.
“What has to happen for the DUP and Sinn Féin to recognise the real life impact on our constituents before they act to make this place work for everyone?
“Their inability to make it work for the health and well-being of our people here tells a story in itself,” he added.
