Category: Media Coverage

  • Press Statement.

    SOAS calls for Minister for Health to reschedule hospital network reconfiguration plan to allow ‘vision plan’ for SWAH to be incorporated . Hospital campaign group SOAS expresses concerns over current timing and evidence underlying hospital reconfiguration.

  • Press Statement

    NIAS admit Adverse Incidents while WHSCT state there are none.

  • Fermanagh Day in Stormont…..

    An adjournment debate on the future of the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen is about to get underway at the Assembly. A busload of hardy campaigners have travelled up for Stormont’s twilight session.

  • Press Statement

    The average (median) length of stay of a patient at ED who is subsequently admitted is highest in Altnagelvin at 19 hours and 21 minutes – the highest in Northern Ireland and comparing to a regional average of 14 hours 21 minutes; that is almost 4 days. Five percent of patients, 1 in 20 patients…

  • Press Statement

    Save Our Acute Services roadmap must be fully considered by Western Trust in developing vision plan for South West Acute Hospital. Call comes as Western Trust confirms it is to hold a workshop after upcoming board meeting on next steps including consideration of the health minister’s request for a vision plan for SWAH.

  • Press Statement

    July 2025. Minister for Health halts process.

  • Press Statement

    * Western Trust email creates confusion in Fermanagh and South Tyrone * * To our knowledge, Western Trust public consultation meeting scheduled for tonight is still cancelled

  • Press Statement

    * Save Our Acute Services to launch campaign to defend access to live saving emergency surgery for people of Fermanagh * * Public urged to join wider campaign in defence of emergency surgery at South West Acute Hospital *

  • People Power. This is not a done deal!

    This weeks events are a major success for the local SOAS campaign, the workforce at SWAH and the local community as a whole. It has confirmed their ability to secure change from Stormont.

  • Our Council Supports formally our Roadmap for South West Acute Hospital.

    We are 1. We have become 1. 1 community.