A LOCAL couple from Lisnarick have been celebrating three decades transforming the lives of people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities in Asia. Stephen and Maggie Muldoon have spent 30 years volunteering at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1979 by British physiotherapist Valerie Taylor, the CRP […]
Fermanagh woman helping families deal with cancer
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A Fermanagh woman who lost both her parents to cancer is now supporting other families facing a diagnosis of their own. Lisa Fee has been working in the role of family support worker with Cancer Focus for the past three years. She felt the need to work with the charity after her parents passed away […]
Western Trust CEO retires after decades of service
THE Western Trust has officially announced the retirement of its Chief Executive, Neil Guckian. Mr Guckian, who was appointed as the Western Trust chief executive in July 2021, previously served as the Trust’s director of finance and contracting. The Trust announced his upcoming retirement last Thursday, December 11, with the Derry man planning to step down […]
Top tips for fighting Flu this Winter
Flu cases are rising sharply across Northern Ireland, putting extra strain on families, workplaces, and frontline healthcare services. Jonny Davies, Managing Director of Emerald Urgent Care, said the clinic has been extremely busy due to the rise in cases. “Flu cases surge every winter, but experts have predicted this could be the worst flu season […]
Visitors to SWAH asked to wear face masks
Visitors to Fermanagh health facilities are being urged to help stop the spread of viruses.
SWAH crisis ‘dangerous’, campaigners warn
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“This is not sustainable. It is dangerous.” That was the stark warning delivered by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) secretary Helen Hamill as Stormont’s health committee met in the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) on Thursday to hear directly from campaigners and senior Western Trust officials. Ms Hamill reminded committee members that, despite repeated appeals, […]
“SWAH crisis ‘dangerous’ and getting worse” said SOAS
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“This is not sustainable. It is dangerous.” That was the stark warning delivered by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) secretary Helen Hamill as Stormont’s health committee met in the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) on Thursday to hear directly from campaigners and senior Western Trust officials. Ms Hamill reminded committee members that, despite repeated appeals, […]
Sinn Féin leader urges all-island health integration
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Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said she believes integrating a united health service across north and south could elevate the currently struggling systems on both sides of the border. Speaking to the ‘Herald ahead of last week’s rural health event at the Westville Hotel in Enniskillen, Ms McDonald emphasised part of this vision would include the […]
‘Inevitable’ emergency surgery will not return to SWAH
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STANDARDS set out by the Department of Health are preventing the return of emergency general surgery (EGS) to the SWAH, the Stormont Health Committee has heard. In 2022, in the months before the ‘temporary’ removal of EGS from the Enniskillen hospital, the Department of Health launched the Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland. This set […]
SOAS and Trust meet with Health Committee at SWAH
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REPRESENTATIVES of Save Our Acute Services met with the Assembly Health Committee in the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) earlier this afternoon. The campaign seeks the restoration of emergency surgery to the hospital following its ‘temporary’ withdrawal by the Western Health and Social Care Trust management in December 2022. Campaign representatives challenged the Western Trust […]