A LOCAL woman who asked for a copy of the medical notes of a family member who was transferred from SWAH to Altnagelvin has been left shocked by what they revealed. One of the biggest concerns among the local community regarding the removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) services from the Enniskillen hospital has been […]
Almost 1,000 patients submitted complaints to the Trust
ALMOST 1,000 patients submitted formal complaints to the Western Trust in the past year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health. While this was one of the lowest number of complaints received by any Trust in the North, with only the Northern Trust receiving less, it is a significant increase on the […]
Fears Covid focus may cost lives of cancer patients
CONCERN is growing that Fermanagh patients are missing out on crucial tests that could catch serious diseases before they become life-threatening, due to the Covid backlog. Over recent weeks a number of local GPs have told the Herald they are worried about the growing delays facing patients awaiting diagnostic tests and investigations, after many procedures […]
Staff attitude and quality of treatment top the list of health service complaints
The quality of treatment and the attitude and behaviour of staff were the big issues that patients complained about in the Western Trust.
Patients’ anger at gruelling trek for care
Complaints flood in from patients travelling to Derry for minor illnesses
A busy New Year at the A&E as patient numbers soar
IT WAS a busy start to 2018 at the Emergency Department of the South West Acute Hospital which, like all hospitals across the North, was inundated during the holiday period. On December 30 the Western Trust issued a notice on their social media accounts stating there were high numbers of patients attending both the SWAH […]
Assembly hears concerns about shift of hospital services away from Enniskillen
FOURTEEN patients every week are being transferred out of the South West Acute Hospital to other hospitals for treatment, the Fermanagh Herald has learned.
Burst pipe at hospital forces movement of patients
A BURST pipe in the new South West Acute Hospital left six patients having to move