THE chief executive of the Western Trust has admitted that “major challenges” lie ahead in rebuilding local health services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the latest virtual board meeting on Thursday, Dr Anne Kilgallen was pleased to report that the number of patients admitted with coronavirus had now reduced sufficiently to allow the […]
Urgent plea to help NHS in fight against Covid
FERMANAGH may still have a remarkably low Covid infection rate, but with numbers beginning to creep back up, the Western Trust has issued a passionate appeal to the public to “stay safe.” Even before the unprecedented difficulties created by the virus, the winter season had been becoming increasingly challenging for the local health service. In […]
Over 100 NHS staff here have contracted Covid-19
There has also been five staff clusters identified in the past month, with two or more staff members testing positive for Covid-19.
People of Roslea ‘feel abandoned’ without GP service
Since the surgery closed back in 2017, any promises made to supply the area with vital health care services have fallen short.
Health meeting fiasco “a victory for the people”
“The people of Fermanagh are not taking this sitting down”