“These are staff who have worked throughout this pandemic.”
Tributes for popular social worker who died from Covid
“A GREAT void” has been left in the Western Trust by the passing of popular social worker Nuala McLaughlin, who died from Covid-19 just days before Christmas. Although she was from Tyrone, Nuala (nee McAnenly) was a well known face in Fermanagh and news of her untimely death from the virus has shocked the local community, with […]
SWAH struggling to cope as Covid surges again
SWAH is currently operating beyond its funded capacity.
Thousands waiting for life-changing surgery
Cataract surgery is a straight forward day case but can be life changing for patients.
Tired local healthcare workers making ‘huge effort’ to fight Covid
HEALTHCARE workers who are ‘tired and dealing with a lot’ have been praised for their huge efforts of working through the second wave of the pandemic. Hospitals across the Western Trust have been experiencing high levels of Covid19 admissions and hundreds of staff members are off work due to illness or self isolation. Last Friday, […]
Concern over access to mental health help
THE WESTERN Trust has said mental health services have been open and available to everyone who needs them throughout the pandemic, although some have questioned this claim. In a letter to the local Council, responding to concerns previously raised about local mental health provision in recent months, Trust chief executive Dr Anne Kilgallen said the […]
Stay safe to help our hospital this Halloween
“Stay safe and do all you can to prevent unnecessary admissions to our hospitals.”
Hundreds of hospital staff off work as pressure mounts
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 […]