SWAH has not been included in the first phase of an anticipated plan to close off Emergency Departments (ED) to ‘walk ins’ and make them accessible by ambulance only. Last month the Herald reported that a plan to overhaul the way the ED system works, and to ensure it is used for genuine emergencies only […]
Female paramedic punched repeatedly in horrific assault
Ambulance woman is attacked by injured man as she tried to help him
Ambulance takes two hours to reach stricken GAA player
It was claimed that an ambulance took two hours to answer a call for help
LATEST: Five hospitalised after car smashes shop window
A woman has been knocked down and injured on Townhall Street in Enniskillen this morning. The incident happened at around 11am after a car struck the window of Boots Chemist. The woman was walking with two children when she was hit by the silver Suzuki jeep. She was among five injured in the incident involving the […]
New ambulance station a step closer
A NEW ambulance station on the site of the old Erne Hospital has moved a step closer.
Heart attack man had to wait 80 minutes for ambulance to arrive
A MAN suffering with suspected heart problems was forced to wait 80 minutes for an ambulance to arrive in Roslea.
86-year-old patient’s ambulance ‘fiasco’
AN 86-year-old man, described as being in ‘extreme pain’, was forced to find his own way from the hospital in Enniskillen to Altnagelvin Hospital
Hospital on stand-by for heatwave victims
WHILE we may be experiencing our most prolonged period of sunshine for years, the unexpected weather has led to no ambulance calls to deal with heat exposure.