Officials from the Western Trust faced tough questions from local councillors and campaigners on Thursday night after it announced it would be suspending emergency general surgery services from the South West Acute Hospital from 18 December.
The Trust says it has been unsuccessful in efforts to recruit consultant general surgeons to the hospital and has now said it would be unsafe to operate its emergency surgery services.
Trust chief executive Neil Guckian and his team appeared virtually at the special meeting at Enniskillen Town Hall, despite some councillors questioning why they were not able to attend in person.
