Calls for suicide drop-in centre surge in wake of trage


A PETITION set up last year calling for a 24/7 suicide drop-in centre for Fermanagh has received thousands new signatures in the past two weeks, in the wake of a number of tragic deaths in the county over Christmas and New Year. The petition, which can be found at change.org, was set up by Enniskillen […]


Second public meeting for medical imaging services


FOLLOWING public pressure here in Fermanagh, the Department of Health has organised a second public meeting on the future of medical imaging services at SWAH and have extended the consultation deadline. A public meeting was held in into a region-wide review into modernising medical imaging services such as X-ray and MRI scanning at Enniskillen Townhall […]


JFK was a Fermanagh man!


THE PEOPLE of Knockninny and Kinawley recently learned of their close connection to one of the most famous political figures of all time, 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. While much is known about the Kennedy and Fitzgerald connections here in Ireland, much less is known about JFK’s Cox connection. Until now, […]


‘No show’ patients costs SWAH over £3 million


MORE than 18,000 people failed to show up for appointments at SWAH clinics between January and October in 2017 alone, costing the hospital over £3 million. Non-attendance at appointments, or people cancelling on the day of their appointment, at consultant-led clinics is a massive problem at the hospital. A total of 18,204 patients did not […]