RETIRED outdoor education instructor Alan Currans is setting sail to raise funds for the Aisling Centre in Enniskillen. He is planning on travelling around Scotland and Ireland to raise funds for the Centre’s psychotherapy and counseling services. Alan is undertaking this voyage in memory of friends who died by suicide. “Between 2006 and 2015, my friendship groups lost four […]
Vital older people’s service not available at SWAH
It is understood OPALS, which helps reduce hospital stays for older people, is not currently available across Fermanagh.
Fermanagh’s Dr Treacy’s methods are ‘used worldwide’
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 […]
SWAH surgery removal putting pressure on ambulances
THERE is concern the removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the SWAH is putting pressure on the local ambulance service, with hundreds of patients needing transferred to from Enniskillen to Altnagelvin last year. Figures obtained by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) show that from January 2023 to January 2024 the NI Ambulance Service (NIAS) […]
SOAS working with health bodies to restore SWAH surgery
The hard working team at Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) are still working tirelessly in the background to restore emergency surgery at the SWAH.
SWAH ‘compassion cart’ in memory of Kinawley woman
‘Philomena’s Compassion Cart’ is a specially designed tea trolly for Ward 6 at the South West Acute Hospital.
Rural Fermanagh folk happier and healthier
A major government report has revealed that despite all the challenges we’re still happier and healthier in Fermanagh than our urban neighbours.
Postcode lottery for Fermanagh care packages
Enniskillen, Garrison, Newtownbutler, Boho, Derrylin and Drumquin are areas where it is proving difficult to secure care packages.
Fermanagh minors floored by suspected food poisoning
AS if defeat to Donegal last Wednesday evening didn’t leave Fermanagh minor footballers feeling bad enough, they felt even sicker soon after it. This was due to a bout of suspected food poisoning that spread through the squad and their management team, which forced their match against Cavan in the Ulster Minor League in Derrygonnelly last Saturday to be called off. The majority of the […]
COLUMN: A meditation for anxiety
WHEN we are feeling anxious it can be difficult to break that cycle in both the mind and body. Anxious thoughts or fears causes the body to pump out certain chemicals, because the body believes that it is under threat. One way to try and break the cycle is to keep focusing on your breath. With […]