CONCERN is growing about Western Trust plans to return to a controversial public engagement process as part of its ‘vision’ for the future of the SWAH. Upon announcing the closure of the public consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general surgery from the Enniskillen hospital last week, the Trust vowed to ‘develop a clear […]
Trust spends £1m in emergency child care accommodation
More than £1 million has been spent by the Western Health Trust in the past five years on emergency accommodation for children taken into care – with some of the most vulnerable young people sent as far away as England, Scotland and Wales. New figures released under Freedom of Information reveal that since January 2020, […]
Trust apologises for Enniskillen consultation confusion
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It has emerged the Western Trust had previously requested a police presence at the now postponed public meeting in Enniskillen.
Western Trust respond to consultation timing concern
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The Western Trust has respond to criticism about the timing and handling of the public consultation regarding the permanent removal of Emergency General Surgery at the South West Acute Hospital. The ‘Herald previously reported today that campaign group SOAS had called for the Trust to reconsider the timing of the consultation. In response, the Western […]
Consultation launched on future of EGS at SWAH
THE WESTERN Trust has officially launched the consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) from the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH). The Trust announced a public consultation on the proposal to accommodate all EGS services at Altnagelvin Hospital, at its July board meeting last Thursday, with it going live today (Tuesday). The […]
Major support for Fermanagh sportspeople
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SEVEN of the county’s top sportspeople have received financial support from a local group in recognition of the “incredible passion and dedication” that they put in to their respective careers. The Fermanagh Trust recently released their latest funding award, which will see significant financial support to some of the county’s talents, as they bid to […]
Fermanagh health campaigners ‘ready to mobilise’
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FERMANAGH residents are bracing for the next stage in the battle to save SWAH emergency surgery, with the Western Trust preparing to begin the process of making its temporary removal permanent. Having been suspended in late 2022, this week the Western Trust board will decide on whether to open a consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general […]
Council health meetings branded ‘a waste of energy’
FEW Fermanagh councillors are attending the regular meetings between the Western Trust and the local Council because they feel they are “a waste of energy.” At the recent SOAS meeting at Fermanagh House, compere Alan Rodgers quizzed the two councillors on the panel about the low attendance at the Council’s health committee meetings with representatives from the Trust. Mr […]
Fermanagh health campaigners question hospital figures
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THE WESTERN Trust has insisted figures it provided to the health regulator for its review on the removal emergency general surgery (EGS) from the SWAH were accurate. Fermanagh campaigners fighting to restore the service had questioned the figures on bed capacity provided by the Trust to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) for a review into […]
SOAS presents SWAH roadmap to the Department of Health
VOLUNTEERS from campaign group Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) travelled to Belfast again this week, this time to make the case for its plan to save SWAH services directly to the Department of Health. Back in January SOAS launched a comprehensive ‘roadmap’ plan on how to restore and protect services at the Enniskillen hospital, not least emergency general surgery […]