Health Minister confirms new moves to tackle waiting lists - but is it enough? #BBCNolan

Jan 27, 2016, 09:42 AM
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Tackling the waiting list misery in our health service. The Department of Health has confirmed that it's back using private hospitals to help bring waiting times down. It's part of a £40m initiative. But how far can that money go in sorting this huge problem out? Using the private sector is a controversial policy. It's been condemned as 'disgraceful' by a senior trade unionist. Stephen got reaction from Carmel Gates, President of leading union NIPSA and businessman Irwin Armstrong