Two patients forced to wait more than 12 hours for treatment, while 25 patients were waiting to be
Christine’s new group gives voice to people coping with stammering
A Kesh woman is giving a voice to those who suffer from stammering across Fermanagh and the neighbouring counties of Tyrone and Derry.
Fermanagh carers ‘not getting the credit they deserve’: councillor
THE pay and conditions for carers in the county is not good enough for the ‘indispensable’ role they play in the community.
People as young as 11 consuming alcohol in Fermanagh
YOUNG people in Fermanagh between the ages of 11-16 are consuming alcohol illegally and action must be taken now before it is too late.
Fears that loss of post offices could hit rural communities
THERE ARE growing fears over the future of rural post offices as staff claim that mounting cut-backs in services will see the once ‘hub of communities’ left economically unviable. Despite assurances from senior management that there will be no closures of post offices in Fermanagh within the next four years, a number of staff […]
Public outcry over the future of ‘Meals on Wheels’
There has been a public outcry over a consultation process to determine the future of the meals on wheels scheme, after organisers were accused of hand-picking elderly people to attend the meeting.
Trust admits patients diverted to Derry during ‘worst week’ for hospital
THE Herald can reveal that ambulances were diverted from the South West Acute Hospital two weekends ago during what was described as the ‘worst week’ ever at the Enniskillen facility in terms of pressure on services. We can confirm that ambulances were diverted from South West Acute Hospital to Altnagelvin Hospital from 1pm to […]
Need for pain clinics at SWAH a ‘matter of urgency’
We may have the ‘most modern and up to date hospital’ in the North, but a lack of pain clinics is now a ‘major health issue’.
‘Competitive nature’ of drinking game heightening danger
The drinking game craze that has been linked to the deaths of two in the South, and is popular in Fermanagh, has been described as an ‘attention seeking’ game that could have ‘catastrophic consequences’.
New signs – but no lights for notorious blackspot
THE Mossfield Road, a notorious accident hotspot in the county, is to be made safer with increased signage at one of its junctions.