No money for new emergency department, says minister
Robbie Butler says a new ED at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry is a priority but he does not have the money to pay for it.
BBC News reports: Robbie Butler says a new ED at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry is a priority but he does not have the money to pay for it.
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