File: San Fernando General Hospital.
After elective surgeries and outpatient clinics at the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) were suspended for a period of time last year owing to limitations brought on by COVID-19, full resumption of services is expected shortly.
The South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) said it took note of concerns from the public on its Theatre Services, Out Patients Clinics (OPC) and triage assessments at its Emergency Departments.
In a statement, the SWRHA said it’s gradually returning to a normal theatre surgery schedule, currently augmented by an automated surgical waiting list management system. It believes this system will significantly improve its scheduling of theatre services, earmarked to return to full operations from February 1.
Mother sues State after daughter given HPV vaccine in school
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A MOTHER who did not consent to her 12-year-old daughter being vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV) at primary school last year has sued the South West Regional Health Authority and the Attorney General for compensation.
The mother’s claim, which was filed electronically last week, said the child received the HPV vaccine at the school as part of the Ministry of Health’s expanded programme of immunisation.
The claim said the mother “expressly withheld her consent” for her daughter to be vaccinated, but on October 9, 2019, when nurses from the SWRHA went to the school, they “unlawfully and/or wrongfully and/forcefully and/or improperly” gave her daughter the vaccine.