Western Trust reveals problems recruiting SWAH staff
Man (48) hurled abuse at hospital staff and police
Conor Rogers (48) from Drumannon Rise, Omagh was convicted last month of using disorderly behaviour at the Emergency Department of SWAH
Jail for man (48) who abused hospital staff
District Judge Michael Ranaghan sentenced Rodgers to two months in prison.
Fate of stroke unit set to be revealed this month
THE review expected to seal the fate of the stroke unit at the South West Acute Hospital, whether for good or ill, is due to be released this month. It’s almost exactly two years since the Herald revealed the state-of-the-art unit, rated as one of the best of its kind in Europe, was under threat […]
Health funding boost on the way for south Fermanagh
HEALTH care across the county, but particularly in south Fermanagh, could soon see a much-needed boost in local health services thanks to a multi-million Euro cross-border project. Funding is to be provided for A&E services across the entire Western Trust area as part of the EU-funded €8.8 million Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) Acute Services […]
Lisnaskea woman is fighting rare condition
‘The doctors did every test on me that they could think of before I was finally diagnosed and I had never heard of sarcoidosis.’
Prison for man in £9,000 travel expenses racket
“This travel scheme was capable of being exploited and Mr Barlow did that.”
Hospital staff refused to treat drunken thug
An 18-year-old man has been warned that he faces going to prison if he is abusive towards hospital staff again in the future. Brandon Gillen of Willowvale in Enniskillen appeared before Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday for sentencing after being charged with nine offences on two separate dates. The court heard that in the first […]
Doctor caught speeding on way to work
Deputy District Judge Sean O’Hare fined Ahmed a total of £225 and endorsed nine penalty points on her licence.
Man (54) claimed £9,000 in false travel expenses
Vincent Barlow (53), of Blunnick Road, Florencecourt was charged with fraud by false representation and resisting police.