Terminally ill patients have to 'beg' for medical cards, says campaigner

John Wall, who has terminal prostate cancer, has been campaigning on behalf of other patients for over a year and half.  Picture: Eamon Ward

John Wall, a terminally ill cancer patient who has been campaigning for those with a terminal diagnosis to have improved access to medical cards, says the "time for talking is over", and the Government must deliver on its pre-election promises. 

Mr Wall, who has prostate cancer, has been campaigning on behalf of other terminally ill patients for more than 18 months.