A major review of gynae services suggested removing maternity services from the SWAH.
Community urged to attend SOAS’s public meeting tonight
The SOAS meeting takes place at Fermanagh House tonight (Wednesday) at 7pm.
Western Trust vacancies up 85 percent
Figures show the number of vacancies within the Western Trust has jumped over 85 per cent in the past five years.
Health info for Fermanagh patients for strike day
“Our message to patients and service users is that you should assume your appointment is cancelled, unless you are contacted by the Trust.”
Families endure ‘terrifying’ journey to Derry for care
SWAH patients being sent to Altnagelvin for emergency surgery at the weekend faced a two-and-a-half hour treacherous journey in freezing fog.
Lisnaskea GP services without risk assessment
It has emerged the Department of Health took a decision to slash local GP elective services without carrying out an assessment of the impact the cuts.
Fears SWAH could lose acute status
CONCERN is growing that the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) could lose its ‘acute’ status, after it emerged the Western Trust is considering changing the name of the hospital. Recently released minutes from a meeting of the SWAH Strategic Development Group – which was set up by the Trust to oversee the future development of the Enniskillen hospital […]
Western Trust to pilot care home scheme at SWAH
The scheme will hopefully reduce the number of SWAH ED patients coming from local care homes.
Waits twice as long for some local patients
WITH patients currently facing long waits across the North’s health service, due to severe winter pressures, here in Fermanagh some patients are waiting twice as long as everyone else, due to the current situation at the SWAH. Since the withdrawal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the Enniskillen hospital local patients assessed as requiring urgent surgery […]
One year on SWAH campaign ‘determined as ever’
“Everything we predicted would happen has happened, and worse – SOAS