A long winter ahead for Fermanagh health service


LOCAL health campaigners have warned the patients of Fermanagh are facing “the most dramatic winter for healthcare” this year, with moves elsewhere in the health service expected to put even more pressure on our already-struggling system. Last week it was confirmed the Northern Trust had proposed moving all emergency general surgery (EGS) to one hospital, […]


Kesh Footbridge finally reopens


AFTER years of campaigning and waiting, the Kesh Footbridge has finally been reopened after a major upgrade. Having been inaccessible since it was damaged by severe flooding in late 2015, upgrade and refurbishment work began on the footbridge two years ago. This Council recently announced that work had been completed and it was now officially reopened. The […]


Patient empathy as horror stories continue to emerge


LAST week the ‘Herald shared yet another story of a local patient’s horrific experience of having to travel from Fermanagh to Derry for emergency general surgery (EGS), just as this paper has been reporting for almost two years now since the suspension of EGS at the SWAH. As happens often, this story prompted significant empathy among […]


Fermanagh RNLI branch aids stricken vessel


A TRAINING session turned into real experience for the crew of Carrybridge RNLI at the weekend, who spotted a boat in difficulty while out doing exercises on the lough. At around 10.40am on Sunday morning, August 18, the volunteer crew were on the inshore lifeboat, the Douglas, Euan and Kay Richards, and were travelling in the direction […]


Family shocked by SWAH patient’s medical notes


A LOCAL woman who asked for a copy of the medical notes of a family member who was transferred from SWAH to Altnagelvin has been left shocked by what they revealed. One of the biggest concerns among the local community regarding the removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) services from the Enniskillen hospital has been […]