Ear, nose and throat day procedure surgery began at the SWAH in Enniskillen this week.
Safety fears due to Fermanagh ambulance pressures
The NI Ambulance Service has warned of potential coverage issues in Fermanagh.
‘Fermanagh feels duped’ – Save Our Acute Services
Department rejects claims ‘terms of reference’ of SWAH report were changed without notice.
Caroline Diver: ‘Fermanagh people forgotten about’
A FERMANAGH woman who has been suffering in bed for three months and just had her appointment to see a consultant cancelled, has described her life as ‘a nightmare’. 57-year-old Caroline Diver had half her bowel removed three years ago by a consultant in Enniskillen, who has since left the Trust, but has recently suffered […]
Storm highlights dangers of travelling for treatment
An ambulance became trapped while en route to Altnagvelvin in Derry during Storm Éowyn last week.
‘No patient safety concerns’ – SWAH report
Fermanagh campaigners SOAS have said safety claims in the report by the health regulator are “a complete travesty.”
MLAs cite ‘assembly business’ for SOAS no-show
OUR local MLAs said they were dealing with ‘assembly business’ on Monday night as they noticeably failed to show up to the launch of SOAS’ discussion paper on how to save SWAH. A huge crowd turned out to Fermanagh House, with hundreds of locals intriguingly attending to find out more about the roadmap for the […]
First sod turned on new Lisnaskea Health Centre
CONSTRUCTION of the new Health and Care Centre in Lisnaskea has begun. Once operational, the new hub will support a network of 16 GPs and provide services to around 30,000 people in the Lisnaskea and surrounding East Fermanagh area. Councillor Victor Warrington stressed that the new health centre ‘is very much needed’ for the people […]
‘There is going to be a lot of people dying’
DURING the recent public meeting of ‘Save Our Acute Services’, Fr Brian D’Arcy read out an emotional letter from a patient who was too ill to be there on the night. “I had half my bowl removed three years ago in SWAH, it saved my life, I was in theatre for eight hours and in […]
Hundreds attend to support launch of SOAS roadmap
HUNDREDS of people turned out to Fermanagh House on Monday night as health campaign group ‘Save Our Acute Services’ (SOAS) launched a discussion paper on a roadmap for the restoration of services at South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). The document provides a framework for meeting the Department of Health’s obligations in relation to the shortfall […]