FRONTLINE workers gathered outside the Emergency Department at SWAH on Thursday evening as a lone piper played Over the Rainbow in a bid to illustrate hope that as a community we will overcome Covid-19. The poignant event was organised by Jill Weir, Unison Branch Secretary. Explaining the motivation for organising the event she said, “This […]
Less than half SWAH emergency patients seen within 4hrs
THE number of patients who had to wait more than 12 hours to be seen at the SWAH Emergency Department (ED) has increased dramatically this winter. While there was also an increase in the number of people attending ED, the Western Trust has said the reason for the growing waiting times has been due […]
Hospital plea to public as winter pressures hit hard
THE LOCAL health service is under serious pressure all year round but over the next few weeks the demand on services gets even more acute. So much so that the Western Trust is implementing what it describes as a ‘winter resilience plan’ for SWAH to ensure that those in greatest need get top priority. Unscheduled […]
Patients facing lengthy wait at hospital A&E
Waiting times at SWAH surpassed 5 1/2 hours as councillor warns under funding is ‘playing with people’s lives’
Drug addict ‘pulled a knife’ in A&E unit
The man faced charges in relation to three separate incidents at SWAH