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Northern Ireland
Record numbers using private healthcare as Northern Ireland waiting lists soar
Patients going private for procedures like cataract surgery and hip replacements have quadrupled in a year
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Some people are waiting for treatments like cataract surgery for more than a year and half in the Republic
By
Allan Preston
February 05, 2025 at 6:00am GMT