The Trust has said the surgeries will initially be offered to patients in its local area first.
Demand for urgent action as Trust records highest number of kids waiting to seek mental health help
THE Western Trust has the highest number of children (361 patients) waiting more than 13 weeks to access mental health services according to new figures. Almost 2,000 children have been left to sit on waiting lists across the North making it the worst area in the whole of the UK for mental health referrals and […]
Maple Healthcare staff open up on surgery ‘challenges’
STAFF at Maple Healthcare in Lisnaskea have spoken about the “challenges” that GP surgeries are continuing to face in response to concerns raised by patients in recent months. While Maple Healthcare patents have continually complained about the difficulty they’ve experienced in reaching a doctor through the new telephone consultation system in place since the outbreak […]
Calls for enquiry as health waiting lists grow again
WITH doctors warning that pressure on GP services and emergency departments is being exacerbated by the number of patients languishing on ever growing waiting lists, the latest statistics from the Department of Health make grim reading. There are currently tens of thousands of local patients waiting either out patient or in patient treatment, and the […]
Steps being made to reduce hospital waiting lists
Western Trust has apologised for delays in Orthopaedic surgery and said they are working at reducing such delays