The Western Trust has defended its public consultation on the suspension of emergency general surgery at the South West Acute Hospital after a campaign group attempting to save the services branded it a ‘sham’
The services were suspended at the Co Fermanagh hospital in December as part of what the Trust says is a temporary, unplanned change.
A public consultation on the change began last week, one month after the service was withdrawn by the Trust, who said consultant staffing numbers had reached unsafe levels.
