GARRISON doctor Patrick Treacy has been hit the international headlines once again. Dr Patrick Treacy, who rose to fame after he formed a close relationship with pop music icon Michael Jackson, has been lauded by the Los Angeles Times for his role and progression in aesthetics. Recently, he received ‘global recognition’ for his ingenious use […]
Dr Glynn urging people to take up vaccine offer
A FERMANAGH-native doctor Caoimhe Glynn received the NHS Covid-19 vaccine last week and she urges people to think carefully about the greater good of getting immunised and the positive impact that this could have on a return to normality should it be able to halt the spread of this deadly virus. Dr Glynn, a Derrygonnelly-native […]
New role for doctor at SWAH
TAKING up a new role at the South West Acute Hospital is Dr Lisa Gilmore, the first student from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to have successfully gained a position at the Enniskillen hospital. Dr Gilmore trained in Enniskillen in her final year and has secured a postgraduate Foundation Year Programme position in […]
Doctor issues advice as children treated for meningitis
A HEALTH warning has been issued in the wake of an outbreak of Meningitis. Local doctors have called on parents to be on the look out for symptoms of the deadly disease. In recent days the Public Health Agency (PHA) said it had been informed of two confirmed cases of meningococcal septicaemia in an unnamed […]
Even more local GP practices set to merge
Single practice now to serve area stretching from Derrylin to Derrygonnelly
Retiring doctors ‘forced to stay on’ as crisis deepens
Doctor feels “very disheartened” at current state of general practice
‘We’ve had enough’: why local doctors now say they’ll vote to leave the NHS
FERMANAGH GPs are expected to vote to begin the process of leaving the NHS later this month, as the crisis in general practice deepens across Fermanagh. An emergency meeting has been organised by the British Medical Association (BMA) in Enniskillen for November 29 in response to the ongoing crisis, with a severe and increasing shortage […]