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Donegal Dublin Cancer Bus

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  • 07-08-2012 12:18pm
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    road_high
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    Now, I am from the other end of the country but have to say I really feel for patients in Donegal having to travel so far for their chemo etc.

    There was an interesting story on Pat Kenny RTE 1 this morning re the Donegal Dublin Cancer bus. The HSE has apparently withdrawn funding for this service and now patients must go via private buses/CIE.
    It think this is a particularly mean move as in all fairness the journey is 4 hours plus. People can naturally be sick on the long journey and likely need the toilet regularly. It really must be such a blow to anybodies dignity and comfort to be on a bus that cannot stop if patients are sick etc.
    I forget how lucky we are sometimes, as Dublin is just an hour to hour half away on a good motorway.


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    Firblog
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    Aye mate, not alone can you make it to Dublin in an hour/hour an a half you can make it to any one of FOUR cancer centres in Dublin in that time; You could also prob reach Waterford, Limerick, Cork & Galway in not much more time than that...


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    road_high
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    Can they use hospitals in Derry and Belfast, I hope?
    Also, Donegal is not on a rail line either something the HSE and govt need to consider.


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    Firblog
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    mfitzy wrote: »
    Can they use hospitals in Derry and Belfast, I hope?
    Also, Donegal is not on a rail line either something the HSE and govt need to consider.

    I had thought that they could use Belfast, but when you think about it, if they could they would...

    I honestly believe that they should be flown to Dublin; Aer Arann used to do flights from Derry to Dublin (subsidised) for €29 or so.. That's rougly €2500 return for a bus/plane load (40 ppl)...


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    donegal_road
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    there is a new cancer unit being built in Altnagelvin hospital, Derry, and the plan is to treat Donegal cancer patients there. I dont know how far away from opening they are at the minute. Link here


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