Cancer patients to be treated in Belfast

A NEW cross-Border arrangement agreed by the health departments in both jurisdictions will mean almost 100 cancer patients a year from Donegal will be able to receive radiotherapy treatment at new centre in Belfast.

Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney, who yesterday met her Stormount counterpart Shaun Woodward, said she was pleased with the arrangement but a Donegal campaign group said it would not suit all patients needing palliative care.

The Donegal Action Group for Cancer Care group want Letterkenny General Hospital to be developed as a satellite centre to minimise the need for patients to travel long distances.