The quality of treatment and the attitude and behaviour of staff were the big issues that patients complained about in the Western Trust.
Patients’ anger at gruelling trek for care
Complaints flood in from patients travelling to Derry for minor illnesses
Board apology as SWAH waiting times treble in 12 months
The rise comes despite ongoing appeals by the Western Trust urging people to only attend A&E in the event of an emergency.
Public outcry forces a rethink on suicide workshop
When the workshops were first organised, Fermanagh was the only county in the North where a meeting was not being held.
Prison for man in £9,000 travel expenses racket
“This travel scheme was capable of being exploited and Mr Barlow did that.”
One in two Fermanagh people visit A&E in past 12 months
‘Older people shouldn’t be seen as a drain on resources because they’re not.’
SWAH warning: stay away if you have the ’flu virus
‘In December last year the Western Trust encountered one of the worst outbreaks of norovirus in many years’
Hospital carparks take in £750,000 in two years
The Western Trust has made three quarters of a million pounds since 2015 from car park fees
Claims that nurse slept on the job at closed care home
The Old Tempo Road facility was ordered to close by the RQIA at the end of August.
Concern neonatal unit could still be under threat
THE people of Fermanagh have been urged against complacency when it comes to protecting our services at SWAH, and have been warned that previously proposed cuts could be imposed in future. Speaking at last week’s Western Trust Board extraordinary meeting in Derry, which came after the Trust received additional funding meaning they will not have […]