have the lowest survival rates. 74% of the 4316 patients who died from cancer in 2015 were admitted to emergency departments during the last year of their lives. Only 85.6% of suspected breast cancer patients were seen within the target period of a fortnight. In May 2022 waiting times for outpatient appointments, hospital procedures, emergency care, GPs and community health services reached record levels. Tom Black chair of the British Medical Association Northern Ireland said the crisis boiled down to "workload and workforce" issues. Nearly one-in-five of the total population were on hospital waiting lists. For a hip replacement patients can wait between five or six years to be assessed, and up to another five years for the operation. In February 2022, 16.3% of attendees spent more than 12 hours in an emergency department. See also Healthcare in the United Kingdom Health & Social Care Business Services Organisation List of government departments, their agencies and their ministers in Northern Ireland List of hospitals in Northern Ireland References External links Healthcare in Northern Ireland