LOUGH Erne Golf Club is to host a fundraising tournament in memory of a special member of the Fermanagh community. The ‘Jonny Gibson Memorial Classic’ Golf Event will take place at Lough Erne Golf Club on Friday, July 25 to honour the life of the well-known and highly respected sportsman. Funds raised from the event will […]
Decision on SWAH surgery ‘always in Minister’s hands’
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THERE was much confusion in the community last week after Health Minister Mike Nesbitt ‘intervened’ in the consultation on the removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the SWAH, with some mistakenly believing the service had been saved. Following the last-minute cancellation of the major public consultation event that had been due to take place […]
Funding gaps put Fermanagh dementia patients at risk
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LOCALS living with dementia in Fermanagh are in the midst of “a diabolical situation” due to a lack of funding and support for the condition. With an increasing number of people being diagnosed with dementia in the county, one local man has bravely shared his story to raise awareness of how little support is available in the area and the impact this […]
Western Trust confirms ‘pause’ of SWAH consultation
“It is important for the public to note that the temporary transfer of emergency general surgery to Altnagelvin Hospital continues to be in place.”
MP Cullen writes to Health Minister for meeting on SWAH
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THE MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and former head of the Royal College of Nursing, has written to the Health Minister to request an urgent meeting on the SWAH. Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, recently urged the Western Trust to ‘pause’ and ‘reconsider’ their consultation process on the permanent withdrawal of emergency surgery from the […]
Trust announces ‘reset’ of SWAH consultation
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The Western Trust has said that, after listening to public opinion, it is “resetting its consultation approach.”
Lisa McHugh shares shock neurological diagnosis
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A FERMANAGH country music star has announced she will be taking “time out from everything” after being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Lisa McHugh, pictured below, posted on her social media yesterday (Tuesday) that she has spent a scary and difficult couple of weeks in hospital. “After what has been an incredibly scary and very difficult couple […]
Trust apologises for Enniskillen consultation confusion
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It has emerged the Western Trust had previously requested a police presence at the now postponed public meeting in Enniskillen.
Consultation launched on future of EGS at SWAH
THE WESTERN Trust has officially launched the consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). The Trust announced a public consultation on the proposal to accommodate all EGS services at Altnagelvin Hospital, at its July board meeting last Thursday, with it going live today (Tuesday). The […]
Fermanagh health campaigners ‘ready to mobilise’
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FERMANAGH residents are bracing for the next stage in the battle to save SWAH emergency surgery, with the Western Trust preparing to begin the process of making its temporary removal permanent. Having been suspended in late 2022, this week the Western Trust board will decide on whether to open a consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general […]