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Altnagelvin to be orthopaedic hub as plans unveiled to rebuild hospital services

written by John July 28, 2020
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Altnagelvin Hospital to be orthopaedic hub

Altnagelvin Area Hospital is to become designated as a hub for orthopaedic procedures, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced.

It is part of the rebuilding of hospital services while dealing with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on patients and staff.

The other orthopaedic hub will be at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast.

The Health Minister told the Assembly that Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn is to become the North of Ireland’s first day procedure centre,

The aim is to ensure services can be protected from COVID-19 and maintained in the event of an expected second wave.

Elective surgery was halted as the health service reconfigured to cope with the pandemic.

All elective cases will be now referred to Lagan Valley, with clinically acute patients who’ve been waiting being seen first.

The centre will deal with general surgery, ear/nose/throat, gynaecology, urology and some endoscopy day procedures.

It is estimated about 136,000 procedures will be transferred to the centre annually.

Altnagelvin to be orthopaedic hub as plans unveiled to rebuild hospital services was last modified: July 28th, 2020 by John

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