WITH the axe hanging precariously over emergency surgery at SWAH – and potentially many more acute services and the entire status of the hospital as a consequence – a major public protest is being planned in Enniskillen in the coming weeks and the entire community is being urged to attend. Last week the Western Trust […]
Fears SWAH may be downgraded
THERE are fears the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) could be downgraded to a “glorified clinic” after the Western Trust warned the hospital’s ever-shrinking acute surgery workforce was approaching unsafe levels. It had been expected that the acute surgery service, also known as emergency surgery, would be withdrawn this week, which would result in Fermanagh […]
SWAH surgery future in the balance
GENERAL surgery will continue at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) but the Western Trust have warned that consultant surgeons need to be recruited in order to safeguard the long-term future of the service. Speculation has mounted in recent weeks that the SWAH would lose all emergency surgery facilities with the nightmare scenario of patients […]
Fermanagh public urged to unite to save our SWAH
“People power works, no matter what the situation.”
Staff recruitment boost for SWAH neonatal unit
New staff have been speaking out about the joy of working at SWAH.
Queen’s funeral – Fermanagh health service arrangements
The Trust said it is trying to minimise patient disruption as much as possible this Monday.
Call for grassroots campaign to save SWAH surgery
“It would indefensible to shut down emergency surgery at SWAH.”
Trust takes over GP practice in ground-breaking move
“Patients of the practice can be assured that its services will continue as normal under the new arrangement.”
Enniskillen’s Human Milk Bank seeks donor mums
The SWAH based milk bank helped almost 850 babies last year.
Quadruple celebration as SWAH reaches 10th birthday
Three of the almost 13,000 babies born at the SWAH in the past decade returned to celebrate their 10th birthday with the hospital.