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Woman ‘left in the dark’ over smear test recall


A YOUNG pregnant woman has been left in a state of anxiety after she received a letter asking her to retake a smear test as part of the Western Trust’s Cervical Smear Tests Review. The woman is one of the 61 women from the Western Trust area who have been asked to re-take a smear […]

‘You’re talking s**t’, senior health official tells man


THE Deputy Chief Executive of the Western Trust has been forced to apologise after an outburst by a staff member at a Pathfinder public meeting. On Thursday evening, a poorly attended public meeting was held in Fermanagh House, Enniskillen to discuss the ‘future of health and social care services’ in Fermanagh.  During the meeting, it […]

Health

Almost 40 heart patients in SWAH recall


A RECALL of almost 40 Fermanagh patients who had been receiving treatment for a heart condition which began in June is still ongoing. The patients were recalled in what The Western Trust described as “a precautionary measure.” The recall has been made following a review of patients’ files and affects those suffering from aortic stenosis […]

SWAH

Health chief’s starkest warning yet on future of SWAH


IN THE clearest indication yet that services at South West Acute Hospital may need to be cut the second most senior executive of the Western Trust has warned that the hospital faces difficulties in ‘maintaining current services on a stable footing’. In an unusually forthright statement on the future of SWAH, deputy chief executive Kieran […]

£27m bill for hospital locums doubled in just two years


AMID growing fears over the future of services at South West Acute Hospital, it has been revealed that the Western Trust is spending £27 million per year on locum staff, amounting to over £2 million per month.  The Western Trust is relying on the use of temporary doctors, health professionals, nurses and admin staff costing […]

Radical Rethink on SWAH Future?


WHILE the future of gynaecology services within the South West Acute Hospital appears to be secure for now, fresh fears have been raised about the overall retention of acute services in Enniskillen. Western Trust Chief Executive, Dr Anne Kilgallen met with a range of community groups and public representatives at the hospital on Friday where […]

Trust insists reduction in gynae services is temporary


THE Western Trust has insisted that a reduction in the number of gynaecology patients being seen at at in South West Acute Hospital is a temporary measure. Last week, in response to a request from the Herald, the Western Trust denied that there was any threat to maternity services, but one week on, the Trust […]