“People here are already suffering inequality in access to care.. it is not safe, sustainable or equitable for Fermanagh..'
Local campaigners have expressed fears over the potential loss of emergency surgery services at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, as the Department of Health failed to rule out the downgrade on Monday.
“The changing nature of surgical speciality means delivering emergency general surgery across multiple smaller sites with a lower patient turnover is becoming increasingly difficult in terms of rotas, staff recruitment and retention, skill mix, and maintaining quality care,” the spokesperson said. “We have been clear that this is not about closing any of our hospitals. Instead, it is about ensuring that our patients receive the care and treatment they need, when they need it.
However, one community campaigner from Co Fermanagh says the loss of any emergency surgery services at the SWAH would amount to a ‘massive breach of human rights’.
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