A YOUNG autistic boy from Clogher was left lying on the road for over an hour in a storm after being knocked down, a meeting on the future of services at South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) has heard. The family of Jayden Dempsey (11) believe the reason he suffered in cold and in pain for […]
One year on SWAH campaign ‘determined as ever’
“Everything we predicted would happen has happened, and worse – SOAS
SWAH under ‘severe pressure’ due to record patients
“We are operating at the highest levels of escalation in our hospitals and in our community services which support patient discharge.”
SWAH surgery situation raised in House of Lords
THE FIGHT to save SWAH surgery has been taken to the halls of Westminster. Last week Lord Brookeborough, who is a hereditary peer, raised the issue at the House of Lords, after having already written to MPs in the Commons urging them “to provide as much help and influence” as they can in helping restore […]
Thousands of patients make their own way to Altnagelvin
Between December and July 1,381 patients from the Fermanagh area arrived at Altnagelvin as ‘walk-ins’
Almost 1,000 patients submitted complaints to the Trust
ALMOST 1,000 patients submitted formal complaints to the Western Trust in the past year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Health. While this was one of the lowest number of complaints received by any Trust in the North, with only the Northern Trust receiving less, it is a significant increase on the […]
Figures show thousands needed immediate surgery at SWAH
“These statistics provide a clear and undeniable case for the full restoration of urgent and emergency surgery at SWAH.”
Western Trust to take over Brookeborough and Tempo GP
The future of the large local practice had been in doubt after the contractor who had previously agreed to take over its running had pulled out.
Trust urged to record Fermanagh patient transfers
The Western Trust has previously stated it cannot record the number of SWAH patients making their own way to Altnagelvin Hospital.
Claims Trust ‘discounted’ SWAH consultation responses
The Trust did not count over 30,000 submissions from the people of Fermanagh, stating they were not responses to the consultation.