AMBULANCE waiting times in the North have almost doubled in five years, however, Enniskillen patients who were not immediately life-threatening faced the shortest wait. The shortest average time for category B patients (serious but not immediately life-threatening) – just over 11 minutes – was in BT74, in Enniskillen in 2018. Similar patients from the Ards […]
New plans to reopen nursing home to free up SW hospital
DRUMCLAY Nursing Home could be reopened in the near future, with the Western Trust considering taking over the shut-down home, the Herald can reveal. Currently a third of all patients at SWAH each week are over the age of 85, while over half are over the age of 70. Deputy chief executive of the Western […]
‘New momentum’ in campaign to restore Roslea GP surgery
ROSLEA patients have called for an enquiry into why the village GP surgery was closed almost two years ago. Speaking following a well-attended and heated Pathfinder meeting, held by the Western Trust in Roslea last week, local activist John McCluskey said the campaign for a new surgery in the area had taken on “a new […]
Western Trust in recruitment drive for support workers
THE Western Trust is holding a recruitment drive for caterers, cleaners and laundry workers. A number of events have been organised across the Trust and the vacancies are within support services, a very service area that is responsible for catering, cleaning and laundry. Six recruitment days have been arranged to provide an opportunity to those […]
Majority of women smear test recalls in western area
A TOTAL of 61 women from the Western Trust area have been asked to re-take a smear test following a review of a number of tests done between April 2018 and June 2018. As a result of the review, a total of 86 women have been asked to arrange repeat smear tests with their GP – […]
‘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 […]