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Health Minister must provide clarity on future of emergency general surgery at SWAH
Sinn Féin representatives joined a Stormont protest by Save Our Acute Services over the withdrawal of emergency surgery from South West Acute Hospital in 2022. Pat Cullen MP calls the continuing lack of clarity unacceptable, while Jemma Dolan MLA urges Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to set a…
Health Issue: Save Our Acute Services Stormont protest over SWAH surgery Original release: Health Minister must provide clarity on future of emergency general surgery at SWAH (opens in a new tab)
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Public deserve accessible, timely and high standard of general surgery Gildernew
Sinn Féin health spokesperson Colm Gildernew MLA says the public deserve accessible, timely, high‑quality general surgery and urges the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont, calling for urgent action on backlogs, staff shortages and a £1 billion health investment.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Review of General Surgery in Northern Ireland report Original release: Public deserve accessible, timely and high standard of general surgery Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed to tackle serious staffing issues at South West Acute Hospital – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy calls for urgent action on staffing shortages at South West Acute Hospital, including a lack of general consultant surgeons affecting emergency surgery. She has requested an update from the Department of Health and wants the Western Trust to explain steps taken, and…
Health Issue: South West Acute Hospital emergency surgical services staffing shortages Original release: Urgent action needed to tackle serious staffing issues at South West Acute Hospital – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont needs to take action to preserve Emergency Surgical Services at South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen – Cllr Mullen
Aontú Cllr Denise Mullen urges the acting Stormont Ministers to intervene this week to safeguard emergency surgical provision at the South West Acute Hospital, warning that cuts could jeopardise A&E and maternity care and force patients to travel long distances for treatment.
Health Issue: Potential loss of emergency surgical services at South West Acute Hospital Original release: Stormont needs to take action to preserve Emergency Surgical Services at South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen – Cllr Mullen (opens in a new tab)
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Temporary removal of emergency surgical services from South West Acute Hospital ‘deeply disappointing’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew says the announced suspension of emergency surgical services at South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen from 18 December is deeply disappointing. She calls on the Western Trust to publish a concrete plan to recruit emergency general surgeons and restore the service.
Health Issue: Potential loss of emergency surgical services at South West Acute Hospital Original release: Temporary removal of emergency surgical services from South West Acute Hospital ‘deeply disappointing’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Good healthcare provision key to economic prosperity - Dodds
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA, speaking for Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine, says Fermanagh businesses are concerned about uncertainty over the South West Acute Hospital's future and access to community healthcare. She calls for the Trust's vision for the hospital to focus…
Health Economy and employment Original release: Good healthcare provision key to economic prosperity - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy presses Health Minister for SWAH emergency general surgery clarity
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy says she has sought further clarity from the Health Minister on plans to re-establish emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital, asking whether recruiting 11 whole time equivalent general surgeons is part of a wider reinstatement plan. She calls on the…
Health Issue: SWAH emergency general surgery reinstatement plans and surgeon recruitment Original release: Murphy presses Health Minister for SWAH emergency general surgery clarity (opens in a new tab)
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Dolan raises concerns over surgical services at South West Acute
Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan says she is concerned about surgical services at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, urges an Executive to invest an extra £1 billion in health to recruit staff, and requests an urgent meeting with the health minister to address staffing shortages.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Staffing shortfall at South West Acute Hospital Original release: Dolan raises concerns over surgical services at South West Acute (opens in a new tab)
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Cullen welcomes end to flawed consultation but demands urgency on SWAH Vision Plan
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen welcomes the Western Trust's decision to end its consultation on permanently removing emergency general surgery from South West Acute Hospital, but urges an urgent update and clear timeframe for the final Future Health and Care Services Vision Plan for Fermanagh and West…
Health Issue: Western Trust ends consultation on permanent removal of emergency general surgery at SWAH Original release: Cullen welcomes end to flawed consultation but demands urgency on SWAH Vision Plan (opens in a new tab)