STAFF at the South West Acute Hospital “have expressed their disappointment with the rumours” that the ICU department was under threat after the Trust defiantly said it won’t be downgraded. Leading Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Monica Monaghan, feels that speculation on the future of the South West Acute Hospital is having a major affect on the recruitment […]
Trust says ICU at SWAH won’t be downgraded
THE Western Health and Social Care Trust has said there’s “no plans whatsoever” to downgrade the ICU department at the South West Acute Hospital after rumours circulated over its future. There had been speculation locally that the future of the intensive care unit at the SWAH was in doubt, after months of campaigning in a bid […]
Occupational therapists struggling to find jobs
NEWLY graduated occupational therapists (OT) are struggling to find jobs throughout the Western Trust area. Similar to the graduate nurses who have previously contacted this paper after finding no vacancies in the local health service this Fermanagh OT graduate has said they have been told there is little possibility they will be finding a role this […]
SWAH: Private companies paid tens of millions
The Western Trust could have hired 160 surgeons with what it paid to private companies to carry out orthopaedic surgery.
Western Trust success at NI Nurse of the Year Awards
Western Health and Social Care Trust celebrated incredible success at the RCN NI Awards 2024. Several local nurses won awards at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024 held at the Culloden Hotel, Holywood recently. Melaine Stronge, from Clabby, Fivemiletown jointly won the Health Care Support Worker Award. Melaine […]
Western Trust reveals missed appointments costing £3m
£3 million was lost to health and social care last year due to people not attending appointments in the Western Health Trust area.
‘New momentum’ in campaign to restore Roslea GP surgery
ROSLEA patients have called for an enquiry into why the village GP surgery was closed almost two years ago. Speaking following a well-attended and heated Pathfinder meeting, held by the Western Trust in Roslea last week, local activist John McCluskey said the campaign for a new surgery in the area had taken on “a new […]
SWAH initiative targets high rate of heart attacks
ENNISKILLEN’S South West Acute Hospital will be one of three sites across the Trust responsible for the delivery of this preventative programme. The aim of the initiative is to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The ten week programme will focus on healthy lifestyle changes like; quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy diet and […]
Major care centre extension could create up to 100 jobs
First Minister views new state of the art healthy living centre to announce major expansion