Category: SOAS News
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Temporary. Staffing challenges.
TEMPORARY? Nothing is temporary for almost 4 years- except the removal of emergency surgery from our region. Pessary Clinic? Temporary. Staff challenges. GONE. Hot Food in evenings in the restaurant?Temporary. Staff challenges. GONE. FALLS service??? GONE! the only trust in Northern ireland to remove this life saving service…. and why? Temporary. Staff challenges. GONE.
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SOAS Communications
We wish to reiterate the same conclusion expressed in our July 28th correspondence. The development of a Vision Plan for SWAH – as defined by the Minister – that fully involves the relevant stakeholders is something that our community genuinely stands behind. We regard this as a real opportunity to quickly develop a credible, locally…
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NIAS not accepting patients for SWAH to Altnagelvin Double ED unless there is a BED to go to.
2 and a half years after not speaking out publicly about their concerns for the impact on patient outcomes and indeed survival the Northern Ireland Ambulance service has made a change in their provision.NO NIAS paramedics until you have a nominated bed…in the receiving hospital which is permanently over capacity.
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10,000 patients sent to an overwhelmed ED hours away in need of Emergency Surgery.
10 pateints per day. 10,011 patients from our community have been forced to travel to be treated in Altnagelvin since surgery in SWAH was suspended.
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Stormont Adjournment Debate on SWAH. 9th September 2025.
On Tuesday September 8th SOAS members and a busload of Fermanagh folks gathered in Stormont for an Adjounment Debate.
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May 1st 2025 – The night all 5 partys support the SWAH roadmap.
All 5 parys locally show their support for the SOAS roadmap. Our community will be waiting for updates.
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Business Community stands with SOAS and our roadmap.
we are a community unwilling to be second class.
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Unions.
An EXCEPTIONAL show of solidarity from UNIONS in Northern Ireland for our campaign… . Donal oCofaigh UNITE demands that we are NOT 2nd class citizens. Demanding the emergency surgical service is restored in SWAH – for Fermanagh and Tyrone. Stormont Health minister must intervene. This is life and death for us! 83,343 of us over…
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WHSCT failing in all aspects of Unscheduled care.
The Western Trust are currently failing to meet all targets in Unscheduled Care- Unsheduled care is EMERGENCY care.
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NIPSA conference 2025
The support we have been given throughout our campain by NIPSA is so important to us.