Enniskillen man in Australian hospital after road crash


AN ENNISKILLEN mother has spoken of her son’s traffic accident near Sydney Harbour Bridge. Beoan Jones, 25, whose sisters Oonagh and Niamh recently did a fund-raising charity climb of Mt Kilimanjaro in memory of their sister Erne, was run over by a car last Saturday and was said to be in critical condition upon arrival at […]

Official opening of new Sensory Room at SWAH


A NEW sensory room has been officially opened at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). The room will help adult learning disability patients feel more comfortable and find a space away from the noisy chaos that can sometimes happen at the SWAH’s emergency department. More than a year ago, the Western Trust opened a sensory […]

Patient travelling 230 miles a week for treatment


FERMANAGH patients are being forgotten and “left just to deal with it themselves.” That is the heartbreaking message from one local woman currently battling cancer, who, just a couple of months after surgery, is currently having to travel at least 232 miles for appointments each week, including chemotherapy in Derry and physiotherapy in Omagh. This […]

Pensioner hits out at appointment system


A FERMANAGH pensioner has hit out at the almost-impossible challenges being placed on local patients when it comes to attending much-needed and long-awaited appointments outside of the county. As has been well documented by the Herald and others in recent months, an increasing number of outpatients and consultant appointments, many of which had previously been […]

Concern for future of palliative care service


PALLIATIVE care staff at South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) have raised concerns over the future level of provision after receiving a letter stating Foyle Hospice is taking over the service. Cllr Adam Gannon brought the matter before a meeting of the Council after being contacted by SWAH staff expressing concern over the future of the […]

Patient stories lay bare reality of surgery withdrawal


HUNDREDS of patient experience stories gathered by campaign group Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) have laid bare the grim reality now facing Fermanagh patients since the withdrawal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the SWAH. Over the past year, since EGS at the Enniskillen hospital was suspended indefinitely, the Western Trust has repeatedly stated that it has put […]