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16/07/2015
Minister Supports Move Towards Seven Day Health Service
The Health Minister has announced that he supports a move towards a seven day Health Service in Northern Ireland.
Minister Simon Hamilton said he looks forward to working with health service staff and other administrations in the UK to bring about positive, transformational change to the standard of care patients and people receive.
Mr Hamilton said: "In wanting to work towards delivering the best Health and Social Care system what has been to the forefront of my mind has been what is best for the people of Northern Ireland. Reforming and transforming Health and Social Care in a way that puts the patient and people at the centre is an immense challenge that brings with it what can appear to be tough choices and difficult decisions.
"Sometimes that will mean reconfiguring services consistent with the road map laid out in Transforming Your Care.
"Sometimes that will mean embracing new technologies to deliver services. Just this week Northern Ireland has been named as one of only five centres of excellence for precision medicine in the whole of the United Kingdom.
"And sometimes that will mean changing how we work within Health and Social Care.
"I very much welcome the debate started by the Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt around how we can move towards a 'seven day NHS'."
(CD)
Minister Simon Hamilton said he looks forward to working with health service staff and other administrations in the UK to bring about positive, transformational change to the standard of care patients and people receive.
Mr Hamilton said: "In wanting to work towards delivering the best Health and Social Care system what has been to the forefront of my mind has been what is best for the people of Northern Ireland. Reforming and transforming Health and Social Care in a way that puts the patient and people at the centre is an immense challenge that brings with it what can appear to be tough choices and difficult decisions.
"Sometimes that will mean reconfiguring services consistent with the road map laid out in Transforming Your Care.
"Sometimes that will mean embracing new technologies to deliver services. Just this week Northern Ireland has been named as one of only five centres of excellence for precision medicine in the whole of the United Kingdom.
"And sometimes that will mean changing how we work within Health and Social Care.
"I very much welcome the debate started by the Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt around how we can move towards a 'seven day NHS'."
(CD)
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