Fears for local NHS as self-isolation puts many workers out of action
Up to 75% of ‘normal’ SWAH appointments not going ahead
“This is an extremely challenging position for us across all sites and in terms of how we do our business.”
Urgent plea to help NHS in fight against Covid
FERMANAGH may still have a remarkably low Covid infection rate, but with numbers beginning to creep back up, the Western Trust has issued a passionate appeal to the public to “stay safe.” Even before the unprecedented difficulties created by the virus, the winter season had been becoming increasingly challenging for the local health service. In […]
Nurse urges colleagues to redeploy to nursing homes
“I’ve never worked in a nursing home but I’ve adapted well with the help of the staff and management in Millcroft Nursing Home.”
Visitors allowed back to SWAH
Patients will be restriced to two named visitors, and only one will be allowed to visit at a time.
Radical health plan could restrict public use of A&E
AS the health service ‘resets’ following the peak of the Covid crisis locally, it has been proposed that A&E access should be limited to ambulances only in future. Last week the Western Trust revealed the Emergency Department (ED) at SWAH had been becoming steadily busier in recent times and demand for the service had returned […]
Union rep warns against post-Covid cuts to NHS
THE PUBLIC have been urged to be vigilant against any potential cuts to the local health service as it emerges out of the Covid surge. In recent weeks both the Department of Health and the Western Trust have announced their plans for resetting and rebuilding services. Jill Weir, who is a health campaigner and chairwoman […]
Hopes Covid NHS staff will stay local
Many student nurses and doctors finished their training early to work on the frontline of the Covid pandemic.
Care homes still caught in surge, says health chief
“The roll out of full testing is a policy priority for residents and staff across all care homes.”