Covid-19: Military medics cannot be permanent fixture in NI, says Swann

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Military medics cannot be 'permanent fixture' in supporting Northern Ireland's health service, says NI health minister

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The Department of Health first requested assistance from the Ministry of Defence in 2020 "when we were on our knees across the health service", Mr Swann said.Their second deployment involved medics being sent to the mass vaccination centre at the SSE Arena in Belfast - their duties ended in May.

"There were a lot of younger medics who came over so it was quite challenging for them, the things that they see and what they face." Meanwhile, SDLP health spokesman Colin McGrath has urged Mr Swann to publish data on the number of people being treated for Covid-19 who are unvaccinated in Northern Ireland hospitals.

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