The Western Trust has insisted it has no plans to downgrade the SWAH.
Trust reassures surgery continuing at SWAH
THE WESTERN Trust has reassured local patients that elective surgery is continuing at the SWAH, however it has confirmed some operations have been cancelled in recent weeks due to staffing and Covid pressures. With the virus continuing to spread locally, pressure is continuing to mount on the hospital, particularly due to staff absences. As a […]
Trust issues updated hospital visiting guidance
The Western Trust plans to implement a phased return to full visiting arrangements across all health care facilities in the months ahead.
Trust warns SWAH “under severe pressure” due to Covid
“We are currently considering if we need to step down some services and redirect staff for a period of time.”
Western Trust appeals to public to stop abusing staff
“There have been incidents where our staff have received verbal abuse and harassment.”
Continuing Covid pressure on health system
“Despite the easing of restrictions, Covid-19 continues to present huge challenges to the healthcare system.”
Baby boom at SWAH as mothers opt to travel to Enniskillen for births
AS CONCERNS persist over the staffing crisis as the SWAH’s neonatal unit, there is some good news at it is revealed birth rates at the hospital are soaring. With the hospital’s neonatal unit currently only providing an emergency and stabilisation service for sick and pre-term babies, with its specialist cot capacity reduced from six to […]
Neonatal unit at SWAH ‘acutely under threat’
FEARS are growing over the fate of neonatal services at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) as councillors claim the current staffing pressures could be used as a pretext to axe the unit. The issue was discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh Council, in which members were responding to correspondence from the Western […]
Trust warning neonatal situation is ‘going to get worse’ in coming months
THE CRISIS situation at the SWAH neonatal unit is only going to get worse in the coming months, according to the head of the Western Trust. As reported by the Herald in recent weeks, the number of beds at the SWAH’s neonatal unit was cut from six specialist cots to two before Christmas. This has meant the […]