IT HELPS hundreds of babies across Ireland each year, and now the SWAH-based Human Milk Bank has issued a fresh appeal for donor mums to help it continue it’s life-saving work. The only one of its kind on the island of Ireland, the team at the Western Trust run facility, which provides breast milk to neonatal […]
Health rumours could force staff to leave SWAH
STAFF at the South West Acute Hospital “have expressed their disappointment with the rumours” that the ICU department was under threat after the Trust defiantly said it won’t be downgraded. Leading Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Monica Monaghan, feels that speculation on the future of the South West Acute Hospital is having a major affect on the recruitment […]
Trust says ICU at SWAH won’t be downgraded
THE Western Health and Social Care Trust has said there’s “no plans whatsoever” to downgrade the ICU department at the South West Acute Hospital after rumours circulated over its future. There had been speculation locally that the future of the intensive care unit at the SWAH was in doubt, after months of campaigning in a bid […]
Heartfelt appeal as Lisa McHugh’s daughter battles RSV
LOCAL Country music star Lisa McHugh is warning parents to “speak up to protect your baby from illness”, as her daughter Hallie battles Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) at SWAH. “I can’t describe how horrendous it has been to watch her so weak and in so much pain and being unable to take that pain away,” Lisa posted on […]
SWAH staff speak out at Enniskillen rally
‘I feel it’s important for the whole people of Fermanagh to stand together. I think it’s important for our patients to know we want to do better.’
SWAH: Private companies paid tens of millions
The Western Trust could have hired 160 surgeons with what it paid to private companies to carry out orthopaedic surgery.
Fermanagh public urged to stand up for local services
The public is urged to respond to the public consultation on the draft Programme for Government, which closes on Monday.
SWAH stroke team’s appeal to the public
The award-winning Fermanagh-baed team have urged the public to be aware of the symptoms of stroke.
Fermanagh pensioner feels he is being ‘left to die’
A LOCAL pensioner has told the Herald he feels like he is being “left to die” on his own, due to long delays in getting the help he desperately needs. He also feels those responsible for providing the care he needs “don’t care” that he is struggling so much on his own. David Mace is […]
Calls for public inquiry into Fermanagh GP crisis
THERE have been calls for a public inquiry into the situation not only at Lisnaskea GP practice, but into the crisis across the county. Maple Healthcare is currently the largest GP practice in the North, with around 15,000 patients on its books. Just over 10 years ago there were only 2,100 patients registered at the […]