Fear seriously ill avoiding hospital due to Covid threa


THE FERMANAGH public has been urged not to put off seeking medical  treatment for potentially serious conditions due to the current health crisis.  Last week the Health Service Journal, a publication for medical professionals, warned the current viral outbreak could have “unintended consequences” that “could do more harm than good.” It went on to explain […]

Testing times: the SWAH lab workers key to saving lives


Testing is central to the battle to contain Covid-19 and Enniskillen’s Caoimhe Quigley gives an insight into the invaluable work being carried out at SWAH laboratories.   Can you explain the role biomedical scientists in the fight against the virus. Biomedical scientists and Healthcare Science Assistants work in healthcare laboratories diagnosing diseases and evaluating the […]

Urgent search for more safety gear for brave workers


THE WESTERN Trust has been “relentlessly trying” to source more supplies of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for its local staff, as it gears up for an expected surge in Covid-19 patients this week.  Since the outbreak began concerns have been growing that staff at SWAH and other health care workers in the area did not […]

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Answering the call: retired nurse returns to frontline


FRANCIS Smith, a former sister over the Critical Care Unit at SWAH has came out of retirement in order to help her colleagues in one of the toughest and most frightening battles she has faced in a career that spans over 29 years.  Speaking to the Herald about this experience and coming back to the […]