'We have to look at the facts' around the withdrawal of emergency general surgery from the South West Acute Hospital, says a leading surgeon.
he said "we have to look at the facts" in relation to the withdrawal of services.problems recruiting surgical staffDespite saying the move was temporary, the trust did not say when it expected emergency general surgery would resume.In a further move it has been confirmed the hospital is to become Northern Ireland's third elective surgical hub.
"There is no such thing as the general surgeon any more. General surgery has become very sub-specialised. We know from all the evidence that centres of high volume with all the facets surrounding the delivery of emergency surgery, you get better outcomes," he added. "In general surgical true emergencies - appendicitis, a bowel obstruction - the time is not imminent, it's not seconds or minutes.
Colm Gildernew said he supported properly planned transformation of services at SWAH but it has to be "on the basis of co-production with people in health, communities, workers, all of those".Colm Gildernew and Deborah Erskine both served as MLAs for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.the potential loss of GP services elsewhere in Country Fermanagh.Confirming the news on Saturday, the department reassured patients that services would continue at the practice for the next six months.
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