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Health service facing ‘difficult winter’, says minister

The health minister has said there is “no doubt” that the health and social care system is facing a very “difficult winter period”.

On Wednesday, Mike Nesbitt announced a Winter Preparedness Plan, which includes additional funding for GP and residential care homes, phone first services for all trusts, and vaccination programmes.

Marc Neil, director of Unscheduled Care at the South Eastern Trust, told BBC News NI the public should familiarise themselves with health services ahead of increased pressure on hospitals this winter.

He said that emergency care will still be available but that other treatment options “may be better placed to meet the needs that you’ve got in a more timely, safe manner”.


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