A Donegal Deputy says progress on the proposed Surgical Hub at Letterkenny University Hospital has been too slow, as new figures reveal more than 7,000 procedures and appointments were cancelled in just nine months.
Figures released to Sinn Féin through a Parliamentary Question show that 7,175 scheduled appointments and procedures were cancelled from their original dates between January and September this year.
That equates to an average of approximately 26 cancellations every day, with the winter months expected to put further pressure on services.
Padraig MacLochlainn has highlighted the human cost of these cancellations:
