Health: Up to 32,000 people die on NI’s healthcare waiting lists over last three years

‘Something has gone fundamentally wrong with health service’: Normalisation of excessive delays for treatment ‘a real scandal’, says SDLP MLA

Up to 32,000 people have died while waiting on healthcare waiting lists in NI over the last three years

Figures revealing up to 32,000 people have died while waiting on procedures in Northern Ireland since 2022 are a sign that “something has gone fundamentally wrong” with our health service, an Opposition MLA has said.

Up to 868 patients passed away after languishing on the list for more than a decade.