MONKEYPOX is “very different” and much less contagious than Covid, the Western Trust has assured the local public. There has been one suspected case of the disease in the Trust area, however there have been no confirmed cases, the Trust’s medical director Catherine McDonnell confirmed. Ms McDonnell was delivering a report at the June meeting of the Western Trust […]
Pop-up Covid vaccine clinic at the Erneside
This will provide a first or second dose or booster jab of the Pfizer vaccine, for all those eligible and yet to receive any of the jabs.
SWAH ED numbers up as waiting times grow
The report showed the number of patients had grown, month-on-month, from 2,799 in March 2021 to 3,199 in March this year.
SWAH neonatal unit reopens following weekend closure
The weekend shutdown of the unit came days after the Trust announced it was seeking to recruit a range of neonatal staff at SWAH.
SWAH milk bank helped over 800 babies last year
Since January this year, 136 women have donated 331 litres of milk to the bank.
Calls for Trust to protect live-saving heart programme
Dr Susan Connolly pionneered the ‘Our Hearts Our Minds’ healthy living programme.
SWAH struggling to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand
Almost 1,000 patients attend Emergency Department in a week
Fears for emergency surgery at SWAH
The Western Trust has insisted it has no plans to downgrade the SWAH.
Trust launches self-help anxiety app
The self-help anxiety reduction app, named SHARA for short, has been created by the Western Trust as a tool to help local people help themselves.
Fermanagh home carers hit out at rota overhaul
This week a new homecare rota system, for both Trust and agency carers, came into force in the wider Enniskillen area.