Debate contribution: Cancer Treatment: Ambulance Transfer

Debate contribution by Mrs Linda Dillon on 3 November 2025.

MLA: Mrs Linda Dillon
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 3 November 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Cancer Treatment: Ambulance Transfer
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5213232

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I thank the Minister for his answer so far. Minister, as you are well aware, Mid Ulster is a vast, rural constituency, and it is therefore vital that all our residents can access the care that they need. I am dealing with a number of patients who have to go to Altnagelvin for radiotherapy treatment every day for six weeks, and they are unable to get transport. If we want to seriously look at delivering healthcare better and transforming healthcare, we need to ensure that the public have faith that, if something is not available in the hospital beside them, they will be able to access it elsewhere. Can you give an assurance today that, as part of any transformation, we will make sure that every person across the North has access to the services that they need?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2613/22-27.

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