NI council seeks medical hair loss scheme as patients face 'astounding' costs

A border council in Northern Ireland is calling for medical hair loss patients to be given the same financial support as people in the Republic.

She said: "As someone who lives and works in a border community, this further highlights the nonsensical nature of of partition, that patients living just minutes away from each other cannot access the same equality of health care. "I went through, with a close female friend who went through cancer treatment and until this hits you, you don't realise the logistics in place.

"We see people going through various treatments whether it is cancer, alopecia or stress related incidents. "And that is where the scheme in the South is very good, because all you have to do is meet the medical requirements and then it s goes on your PRSI contributions.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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