Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2022
541. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the angiogram service will be retained in the cardiac unit at Letterkenny University Hospital and will be built upon at the hospital working on a cross-Border basis for the persons in counties Donegal, Derry and west County Tyrone. [22282/22]
View answerThere are a number of health cooperation services operating in the North West region between Donegal and Derry. These include the North West Cardiology Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Service (PCI). In place since 2016, the agreement provides for the provision of Primary PCI Service to Donegal patients at Altnagelvin Hospital. The cardiology service is provided to patients with a diagnosed ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction condition (heart attack).
The National Cardiac Services Review is in the final stages and is due to be published shortly. This review will set out the roadmap for the future delivery of cardiac services nationally. In the interim, University Hospital Galway will continue to support Letterkenny University Hospital in the delivery of acute cardiac services.
