FERMANAGH health care workers have been told they “should not have to take strike action” after they were informed that any future pay deals will not match those of their counterparts in the UK. Local employees were left furious after the Northern Ireland Department for Health said they are financially unable to implement the recommended […]
Fermanagh principal fears for future of local education
A LOCAL principal has warned that the challenges facing the education sector in the North “are still very real” after a worrying number of young teachers are reportedly emigrating to find work. The Ulster Teachers’ Union revealed that an estimated 80 per cent of graduates from St Mary’s Teacher Training College and Stranmillis College have […]
GP cover at all-time low in Fermanagh
DOCTOR shortages are continuing to devastate the Fermanagh community as local rural surgeries fight to survive. With the crisis spreading across the county, the latest to be hit is Brookeborough and Tempo surgery where the Herald learned there is regularly not enough GP cover. One reader told how she has not been able to see a […]
Enniskillen employees honoured in style
THREE employees at Asda have been celebrated for their longevity and commitment after they clocked up a staggering 90-years of service to the supermarket giant. A major celebration event, titled ‘Big Anniversary’, was recently held to honour some of the longest serving workers at the eight different Asda stores across the North. Asda Enniskillen employee, […]
Exodus of Fermanagh health workers moving south
THE local health service is hemorrhaging experienced professional staff, who are hopping across the border where they are getting “significantly” better pay for doing the same jobs. The Western Trust has warned of a “challenging” situation in retaining Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in the local service, with over 40 staff leaving the area to go south over the […]
Staff recruitment boost for SWAH neonatal unit
New staff have been speaking out about the joy of working at SWAH.
Staffing issues blamed for long waiting times at SWAH
THERE have been calls for staffing issues at SWAH to be addressed urgently after another weekend of long waits at the SWAH Emergency Department (ED). In recent weeks the Western Trust have issued a number of appeals to the public asking people to only attend the Department if the case of a medical or mental […]
Lakeland Community Care staff step it up
OVER the past three weeks, the office staff at Lakeland Community Care have been taking part in an audacious step challenge to raise funds to provide the isolated elderly community with additional resources as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Steven McGurn is one of the staff members who are taking part in this fundraising initiative and he believes […]