Western Trust
Health chiefs call for political intervention over staff pay awards
The heads of the region’s six health trusts have written to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris, urging concrete action on pay.
Health trusts apologise over failure to spot signs of cervical cancer
A DUP MP has called for an urgent meeting with the Southern Trust over revelations that a woman diagnosed with cervical cancer was told previous tests failed to spot early warning signs.
Hundreds of appointments hit as nurses take to picket lines
It is the second 12-hour strike action by the Royal College of Nursing over pay and safe staffing levels.
Newton Emerson: Disturbing new low as NHS managers vilified
Over 1,000 people attended a public meeting in Enniskillen last Friday, organised by the campaign to retain emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital.
Number of suicides in Northern Ireland at highest rate since 2015
Nisra statistics show there were 237 deaths by suicide in 2021.
Emergency general surgery suspended at South West Acute Hospital
EMERGENCY general surgery is being suspended at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen from next month over staff shortages, it has been confirmed.
O'Neills back in production after health trusts order 55,000 sets of scrubs
PRODUCTION has resumed at O’Neills after the sportswear giant secured a deal to make 55,000 sets of scrubs for the north’s health trusts.
Ground-breaking move sees probation officers brought in before people even enter justice system
IN a ground-breaking move, the Probation Board (PBNI) has begun to deliver domestic violence programmes before people even enter the criminal justice system.
Details of cuts to health services leave staff reeling
HEALTH service staff have been left reeling at plans for swingeing cuts to care - including closing hospital wards, halting fertility treatment, freezing nursing home admissions and ending meals on wheels.
New £50m cross-border cancer centre to open this month
A NEW £50 million cross-border cancer centre is set to open in Derry later this month.