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BBC News By Marie-Louise Connolly & Lesley Anne McKeown BBC News NI Health Correspondent Published Major change is required if Northern Ireland's emergency departments are to avoid another "exceptionally difficult" winter, a senior consultant has warned. Dr Brendan Lavery, who works for the Western Health Trust, said "standing still is not an option". He described the system as currently operating on a "knife edge". The Department of Health said it was "a very challenging time" for staff "with Covid-19 restrictions impacting on an already fragile system". Speaking to BBC News NI, Dr Lavery li...

Altnagelvin Hospital A&E 'extremely' busy' 75 people in attendance and 24 waiting on beds. A&E Department at Altnagelvin Hospital 'extremely busy' Reporter: ');  '); The Emergency Department at Altnagelvin Hospital is 'extremely busy' today, the Western Health and Social Care Trust has said. A short time ago, there were 75 people in hospital's emergency department and 24 waiting on beds. As a result the Trust is appealing to people to only attend if they have a medical or mental health emergency. Anyone considering attending is urged to use the Phone First initiative telephone 03000206000 o...

Number of people visiting Altnagelvin's A&E department now almost back up at pre-pandemic levels Up to 200 people being treated every day at local hospital Reporter: ');  '); The number of patients attending Altnagelvin Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is back to ‘near normal levels’ as Covid-19 restrictions have eased. Pre-pandemic, up to 230 patients attended the department per day. It’s now back to almost 200 per day. Over the past year numbers attending the local A&E with fractures had reduced by 20 per cent. At a Western Trust media briefing, Geraldine McKay, Director of ...

Phone First at SWAH ED hailed as a success Posted: 12:21 pm March 3, 2021 By Roisin Henderson THE NEW ‘Phone First’ telephone triage system at the SWAH emergency department (ED) is having “a significant impact” in reducing footfall at the hospital and helping patients get the right treatment. Introduced at the Enniskillen hospital at the end of January, as part of a trial roll out across the Western, Southern, and Northern HSC trust areas, the system requires all patients who would previously have attended the ED to call or text the ‘Phone First’ numbers. This does not ap...

New 'Phone First' service introduced to take pressure off Altnagelvin's emergency department People asked to call ahead to allow medical professionals to decide on best course of treatment The new 'Phone First' service starts on Monday. Reporter: ');  '); The service now operates from 8am to 12 midnight seven days per week Phone First is designed for patients, including children, who are feeling unwell and considering travelling to the emergency department or Minor Injuries Unit with an injury or illness which requires urgent treatment but is not immediately life-threatening. When you call ...