THE future of our local health service has been one of the first issues to come up for discussion at the first meeting of the newly elected Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Councillor Donal O’Cofaigh called for clarity in regard to council involvement in the Pathfinder initiative set up by the Western Trust to gauge […]
Advisers’ quit Trust project linked to ‘gagging orders’
TWO of the Fermanagh ‘experts by experience’ who were assisting the Western Trust have stepped down after being asked to sign what have been called “gagging orders”. As part of the Pathfinder community engagement project, which was set up by the Trust last year with the promise of improving local services, seven members of the […]
‘New momentum’ in campaign to restore Roslea GP surgery
ROSLEA patients have called for an enquiry into why the village GP surgery was closed almost two years ago. Speaking following a well-attended and heated Pathfinder meeting, held by the Western Trust in Roslea last week, local activist John McCluskey said the campaign for a new surgery in the area had taken on “a new […]
Roslea puts health bosses under the cosh
THERE were angry scenes in Roslea on Monday night when the people of the area gathered to demand the Western Trust take urgent action to immediately restore GP services in the area. During one of the last in a series of Pathfinder meetings, held by the Trust across the district to get public views […]
Crucial meeting.. have your say!
Have your say! If you’re interested in the future of your health and social care service, go along to one of the Pathfinder meetings organised by the Western Trust next week at a number of locations around the area. Roslea Community Centre, next Monday, 7pm, Trillick Leisure Centre, Tuesday, 10.30am, Ballinamallard United FC Hall, Tuesday […]
‘You’re talking s**t’, senior health official tells man
THE Deputy Chief Executive of the Western Trust has been forced to apologise after an outburst by a staff member at a Pathfinder public meeting. On Thursday evening, a poorly attended public meeting was held in Fermanagh House, Enniskillen to discuss the ‘future of health and social care services’ in Fermanagh. During the meeting, it […]
NHS campaigners wary of plans for future of hospital
A NEW initiative shaping the future for Enniskillen’s South West Acute Hospital is raising concerns among local health service campaigners. The ‘Pathfinder’ initiative is described by the Western Trust as aiming to ‘find the best route forward for affordable Health and Social Care for Fermanagh and West Tyrone.’ In July, following concerns about the sustainability […]