Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed).
A year ago my constituency was fortunate enough to secure the appointment of a medical oncologist, Dr. Paul Donnellan, and the lives of hundreds of men, women and children in the area served by the North-Western Health Board have changed dramatically. It is a huge development in the delivery of cancer care, a huge improvement over the situation 18 or 24 months ago, and a fine service. The Minister of State spoke today about the focus on patient-centred treatment. The unit we have in Sligo is small but very effective. I say small because I know that in the near future more beds will be sought.
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