Emergency general surgery is to be temporarily withdrawn from South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, the WesternHSCTrust has said SWAH
The South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen has struggled to recruit and retain some specialist staffEmergency general surgery is to be temporarily withdrawn from South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, the Western Health Trust has said.
They will stabilise patients before they are transferred by ambulance to the likes of Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Londonderry, Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh or Sligo University Hospital across the border in the Republic of Ireland.Local groups have said they are concerned that the road infrastructure does not support a quick transfer of patients from Enniskillen to Altnagelvin, Craigavon or hospitals in Belfast.
"The trust is therefore now unable to maintain the required workforce to sustain and deliver a safe emergency general surgical service to our population from SWAH However, during the same period SWAH lost six consultants - three of whom retired while the other three moved on to other jobs. Ms McKay said she was aware one of the key anxieties is what would happen in the case of a major road crash.
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