“Today is excellent news for our health service, and pathology services in particular.”
Give blood and save a life!
THE Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service is responsible for the collection, testing and distribution of over 55,000 blood donations each year. The Service operates three mobile units at nearly 180 locations throughout the province. Today, the Herald spoke with Karin Jackson, Chief Executive of the NI Blood Transfusion Service about the importance of blood donation […]
Western Trust issues an appeal for staff as health pressures keep mounting
WITH the health crisis deepening, the Western Trust was forced to issue an urgent workforce appeal as a result of unfilled nursing shifts at the SWAH at the weekend. The appeal was issued by the Trust for both SWAH and Altnagelvin over three days at the weekend. When contacted by the Herald, a Trust spokesman confirmed […]
New trainee doctors welcomed to the SWAH
“We possess within the confines of the Fermanagh and Omagh district, two of the most modern medical facilities in the country.”
Fermanagh Covid figures rise again this week
In Fermanagh itself, there were 235 positive cases, up from 202 the week before.
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 […]
Fermanagh Covid figures falling
Locally, there were 264 cases positive cases in Fermanagh postcode areas, down from 393 the week before.
Patients urged to be patient at SWAH ED
THOSE attending the Emergency Department (ED) at the SWAH are being urged to be patient, as the hospital continues to deal with extremely high patient numbers. Over the past couple of weeks the Western Trust has issued a number of public appeals for people to only attend the local ED in the event of a […]
SWAH Covid patient numbers continue to grow
The good news is the numbers are coming down, albeit slowly
Western Trust to run Dedicated Vaccination Clinics for Pregnant Women
First dose clinic will be open at the Lakeland Forum on August 24th from 1pm – 4pm, while the second dose will be available on October 19 at the SWAH. The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) has announced it is to set up special arrangements to accommodate pregnant women and those who have […]