NI Health: 24 children wait year for first cancer appointment
Twenty-four children in Northern Ireland with confirmed or suspected cancers had to wait over a year for a first appointment, a review has found.
The figure, for April, is in a review of child health waiting lists by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People.
More than 17,000 children were waiting more than a year to see a hospital consultant for the first time.
The commissioner said the waiting times were "terrifying".
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